The forbidden temper of a lewd woman

Ejima Kiseki's Ukiyozoshi. Published by Yamozuya Yazaemon in 1711 (8th year of the Hoei period). 6 volumes, 24 stories. The title inscription reads "The Complete Guide to Sexuality." "Kin Tanki" is a play on "Kin Dangi" (Forbidden Discussion), and in the form of a discussion, sermon, or religious debate, it explains the superiority and inferiority of women and public prostitutes, public prostitutes and private prostitutes, and the negotiation and rules of conduct between prostitutes and customers. It has precedents such as "Koshoku Bed Discussion" (1689), and is directly inspired by "Nogaseki Religious Principles Discussion" and "Nogaseki Kin Dangi" (Nogaseki Prohibition Discussion) in Volume 3, No. 4 of Nishizawa Ippu's "Furyu Sangokushi" (1708), but expands on the various aspects of prostitution. It is worthy of being called "The Complete Guide to Sexuality," and can also be said to be the culmination of the erotic works in the series.

[Yutaka Emoto]

"Commentary on Edo Literature Series 2: Famous Ukiyo-zoshi Collection" Reprint Edition (1970, Kodansha)" ▽ "Annotated by Noma Mitsutatsu: "Japanese Classical Literature Series 91: Ukiyo-zoshi Collection" (1966, Iwanami Shoten)"

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江島其磧(きせき)の浮世草子。1711年（宝永8）八文字屋八左衛門刊。6巻24話。題簽角書(だいせんつのがき)に「色道大全」とある。「禁短気」は「禁談義」のもじりで、談義、説法、宗論の形を借りて、女道と衆道(しゅどう)、公娼(こうしょう)と私娼の優劣、遊女と遊客の駆け引き・心得などを説く。先例に『好色床談義』（1689）等あり、直接には西沢一風(いっぷう)の『風流三国志』（1708）の巻3ノ4「野傾宗旨談義」「野傾禁談義」に想を得るが、それを売色の諸相に拡大。「色道大全」というにふさわしく、また其磧好色物中の集大成ともいいうる。

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『『評釈江戸文学叢書2　浮世草子名作集』復刻版（1970・講談社）』▽『野間光辰校注『日本古典文学大系91　浮世草子集』（1966・岩波書店）』

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