Monkey with long-haired turtle A series of three prints about the Dragon capitol (series title) Tatsu no miyako sanbantsuzuki (series title on object), A monkey with basket and fishing rod, riding a long-haired turtle ( minogame). With two poems. This image probably refers to the fairy tale about a jellyfish, and later a turtle, trying to lure a monkey to the palace of the Dragon King. The king's daughter was sick and could only be cured with the liver of a living monkey. When the monkey finds out, he convinces the jellyfish that monkeys have five livers, which they hang in trees, so that they can move faster. And of course the monkey is more than willing to go back to get one of his livers . tortoises, turtles, monkeys, apes, Shigenobu (I), Yanagawa (mentioned on object), Japan, 1820, paper, colour woodcut, h 214 mm ⊙ w 181 mm.