"Modern Times Manners and Customs"

Japanese: 《近世風俗誌》 - きんせいふうぞくし
"Modern Times Manners and Customs"

...A magazine about manners and customs from the late early modern period. Written by Kitagawa Morisada. 30 volumes, 4 volumes in the latter half. Includes illustrations. Also known as "Kinsei Fuzokushi." It was passed down in manuscript form without being published, but the manuscript uses the character "man" instead of "man." It was first written in 1837 (Tenpo 8), completed in 1853 (Kaei 6), and revised in 1867 (Keio 3). The contents are as follows: Times (vol. 1), Geography (vol. 2), Households (vol. 3), Personnel (vol. 4), Occupations (vol. 5.6), Miscellaneous Jobs (vol. 7), Money (vol. 8), Male Costumes (vol. 9), Female Costumes (vol. 10, 11, 12), Men's Clothing (vol. 13, 14, 15), Women's Clothing (vol. 16, 17), Miscellaneous Clothing (vol. 18), Weaving and Dyeing (vol. 19), Prostitute Costumes (vol. 20), Prostitute Houses (Kyoto and Osaka, vol. 21), Prostitute Houses (Edo, vol. 22), Music (vol. 23), Miscellaneous Plays (vol. 24), Bathing (vol. 25), Spring (vol. 26), Summer and Winter (vol. 27), Games (vol. 28), Hats (vol. 29), Umbrella Sandals (vol. 30), Food (vol. 1), Games (vol. 2), Chariots (vol. 3), Miscellaneous Utensils (vol. 4).

*Some of the terminology used in "Kinsei Fuzoku-shi" is explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…近世後期の風俗誌。喜多川守貞著。30巻,後篇4巻。絵入。別名《近世風俗志》。刊行されることなく原稿で伝わったが,原稿には〈漫〉ではなく〈謾〉の字が用いられている。1837年(天保8)起稿,1853年(嘉永6)脱稿,1867年(慶応3)加筆。内容は,時勢(巻1),地理(巻2),家宅(巻3),人事(巻4),生業(巻5.6),雑業(巻7),貨幣(巻8),男扮(巻9),女扮(巻10・11・12),男服(巻13・14・15),女服(巻16・17),雑服(巻18),織染(巻19),妓扮(巻20),娼家(京坂,巻21),娼家(江戸,巻22),音曲(巻23),雑劇(巻24),沐浴(巻25),春時(巻26),夏冬(巻27),遊戯(巻28),笠(巻29),傘履(巻30),食類(後篇巻1),遊戯(巻2),駕車(巻3),雑器(巻4)。…

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