The puppet's grandson

...This book lists the famous places where they gathered and their repertoire of songs, and shows that Masafusa had a strong interest in these special class people. Along with Masafusa's "Yujo-ki" and the poem "Kagakushi no Mago-kun" from "Honcho Mudai Shi," this is a valuable resource for glimpsing the social customs of the time. The straightforward prose style of "ki-no-tai" (record of a prostitute) is also important for understanding the development of Chinese literature during the Insei period.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "the puppet's grandson" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…本書には彼らの集う名所，歌曲のレパートリーが列挙され，彼ら特殊階層民に対して匡房が強い関心をもっていたことを物語る。同じく匡房の《遊女記》や，《本朝無題詩》所収の〈傀儡子の孫君〉の詩などとともに，当時の社会風俗をうかがううえで貴重な資料である。〈記の体〉の粉飾のない直叙的漢文体散文は，院政期の漢文学の推移を知るうえにも重要である。…

※「傀儡子の孫君」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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