Amorous Golden Pill - Koshoku Mankintan

Japanese: 好色万金丹 - こうしょくまんきんたん

Ukiyo-zoshi. Written by Yasshoku-jibun. 5 volumes. Published in 1694 (Genroku 7). A collection of short erotic tales set in the red-light district of Shinmachi, Osaka. 20 stories. Following the style of Saikaku's Shoen Daikan (84), each story begins with an introduction that quotes ancient events or wise sayings, a central story, and ends with an original punch line. It is a light-hearted tale that was popular at the time, and its light-hearted flavor is the highlight of ukiyo-zoshi after Saikaku. It is unknown who Yasshoku-jibun was, but he also wrote the light-hearted tale Zashiki-banashi (94) and the ukiyo-zoshi Koshoku Haidokusan (1703), which uses storytelling techniques to depict human stupidity.

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Japanese:

浮世草子。夜食時分作。5巻。元禄7 (1694) 年刊。大坂新町の遊郭を舞台とした短編の好色笑話集。 20話。西鶴の『諸艶大鑑』 (84) の流れをひくもので，各編は，古事，金言などの引用で始る導入部，中心となる咄 (はなし) ，最後に奇抜な「落ち」で締めくくるという形をとる。当時流行の軽口咄の手法であり，その軽妙な味わいは西鶴以後の浮世草子中の白眉である。夜食時分はだれなのか未詳だが，ほかに軽口咄本の『座敷咄』 (94) ，咄の手法を用いながらも人間の愚かさを描いた浮世草子『好色敗毒散』 (1703) がある。

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