Itabashi Zakki (English)

Japanese: 板橋雑記 - はんきょうざっき（英語表記）Bǎn qiáo zá jì

This book portrays the society and times of the time, focusing on the biographies of famous courtesans of Qinhuai, Nanjing, China, during the late Ming Dynasty. Yu Kai, who lived in Nanjing during the rise and fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, was deeply moved by the tragedies he witnessed unfolding before his eyes, and wrote about the splendid days of Nanjing in the past. It is modeled after Meng Yuanlu of the Song Dynasty, and is not simply a history of the beauty of flowers, as it expresses boundless admiration for the Ming Dynasty. A Japanese-printed version was also published during the Edo period. [Iwaki Hideo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，明末の南京秦淮の名妓の伝記を中心に，当時の社会や時勢を描いた書。明･清興亡の際に南京に寓居していた余懐が，目のあたりに展開された悲劇に感慨を深くし，かつての南京の華麗の日々を追懐して記したもので，宋の孟元老の《東京（とうけい）夢華録》を模し，明朝に限りない思慕を寄せており，単なる香艶花史の類ではない。江戸時代には和刻本も出版されている。【岩城秀夫】

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