Turtles on a Rock, c. 1800 - c. 1805 print A family of long -haired turtles (minog game) on a rock with the first sunrise of the new year in the background. Long -haired turtles symbolize a long and happy life, because of their tail of seaweed. This tail would only get a turtle after they were at least 1000 years old. With two poems. paper color woodcut tortoises, turtles. sunrise

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