The lowly Odamaki - Shizu no Odamaki

Japanese: 賤のをだ巻 - しずのおだまき

Essay. Written by Moriyama Takamori. Includes a preface from 1802 (Kyowa 2). Born in the Genbun era (1736-41), the author describes in 56 items the changes in Edo customs he witnessed from Enkyo (1744-48) to Tenmei (1781-89). There is a comparative description with the Kyowa era (1801-04), and illustrations are included here and there. It touches on music such as Bungo-bushi, various performing arts, people such as Nihonzaemon, Shidoken, and Shaka-ga-take (a sumo wrestler), and objects such as parasols, flower hairpins, and kiseru.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

随筆。森山孝盛著。1802年(享和2)の自序がある。元文年間(1736‐41)に生まれた著者が延享(1744‐48)から天明(1781‐89)ころまでに見聞した江戸の風俗の変遷を個条書きで56項目にわたって記述したもの。享和(1801‐04)ころと比較の叙述があり，所々にさし絵も入っている。豊後節などの音曲，諸芸能，日本左衛門，志道軒，釈迦ヶ嶽(相撲取)などの人物，日傘，花かんざし，きせるなどの器物に触れる。

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