Sipjangsaeng, the Ten Longevity Symbols
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Card meaning
Upright - ten long-lasting things gather in one picture. This is not a matter to finish fast but one to keep.
Reversed - the picture needs all ten. Keeping only one for a long time is not patience but neglect.
The tale
Sipjangsaeng means ten things held to live long.
They are sun, mountain, water, stone, cloud, pine, the herb of long life, turtle, crane and deer.
The list differs a little between records.
They were painted on folding screens and embroidered, and used on ceramics.
They also appear in palace decoration.