The immortal Rokô Rokô (title on object) A parody of biographies of wise men by courtesans: a series of seven prints (series title) Keisei mitate ressenden - nanaban no uchi (series title on object), A courtesan in a kimono decorated with a long-haired turtle (minogame). Due to the position of the depicted turtle, it seems that the courtesan rides on the beast, as Rokô, a Chinese immortal, always did. Rokô is usually depicted as a young person riding a long-haired turtle. These turtles symbolize a long life because of the belief that the animals grow a tail of seaweed when they are 10 000 years old. With one poem, courtesan, hetaera, Yashima Gakutei (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1821 - c. 1822, paper, colour woodcut, h 207 mm × w 183 mm