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Japanese: たきつけ･もえくゐ･けしずみ - たきつけもえくいけしずみ

A book of secrets about the pleasure quarters. Author unknown. A trilogy of three volumes each. Published in 1677 (Enpo 5). "Takitsuke" is a dialogue between an old man in his 60s and a man in his 30s who become companions near Tanbaguchi on their way back from Shimabara, about whether prostitutes are sincere or not. "Moekui" is about a young man asking the author of "Takitsuke" about elegance. "Keshizumi" is about a nun who used to be a prostitute in the west capital asking about the tactics of prostitutes. One of the notable works of kana zoshi. [Munemasa Isoo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

遊郭秘伝書。著者不詳。各1冊で三部作の形態をとる。1677年(延宝5)刊。《たきつけ》は島原帰りに丹波口付近で道連れになった60歳余りの老人と30歳前後の男との，女郎の誠の有無についての問答，《もえくゐ》は《たきつけ》の筆者に若者が粋（すい）について聞く，《けしずみ》は西の京のもと遊女の尼に遊女の手管（てくだ）などを聞く，という構成をとる。仮名草子の注目作の一つ。【宗政五十緒】

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