Izumiya Tashin

...The protagonist of Edo-made erotic ware by Santo Kyoden. Published in 1785 (Tenmei 5). He is the only son of a wealthy man named Ukiya, who was said to have a million ryo (a lot of money), and is 19 or 20 years old. He pretends to be a playboy and tries to spread his reputation with his money. He has two friends, Kitazato Kinosuke and drummer doctor Warui Shian, and he learns meriyasu, gets tattoos, asks them to help his daughter, and distributes them in the Yomiuri newspaper. However, he fails in all these attempts, and finally tries to commit a fake double suicide with a prostitute named Ukina from Ukina-ya, but he is robbed, stripped of all his belongings, and his life is in danger, and he regrets his actions. ...

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…山東京伝作の黄表紙《江戸生艶気樺焼（えどうまれうわきのかばやき）》の主人公。1785年(天明5)刊。百万両分限(大金持)といわれた〈仇気屋〉の一人息子で19歳か20歳。色男気どりで，金にあかせて艶名を広めようとする。友人に北里喜之介（きたりきのすけ）とたいこ医者わる井思庵の2人があり，彼らのいうままに〈めりやす〉を習い，刺青をし，娘のかけ込みを頼み，それを〈読売〉にしてばらまいたりする。しかしそれらのすべてに失敗し，最後に浮名屋の浮名という女郎とにせ心中を企てたが，強盗にあい，身ぐるみはがれて命も危うくなり，後悔する。…

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