Morisada's Mankou (Morissa's Manga Mankou)

Japanese: 守貞謾稿(守貞漫稿) - もりさだまんこう

A magazine about manners and customs from the late early modern period. Written by Kitagawa Morisada. 30 volumes, 4 volumes in the latter half. Includes illustrations. Also known as Kinsei Fuzokushi (A Journal of Modern Manners). It was passed down in manuscript form without being published, but the manuscript uses the character 謾 (man) instead of 謾 (man). Drafted in 1837 (Tenpo 8), completed in 1853 (Kaei 6), and revised in 1867 (Keio 3). The contents are as follows: Times (Volume 1), Geography (Volume 2), Households (Volume 3), Human Resources (Volume 4), Occupations (Volumes 5 and 6), Miscellaneous Jobs (Volume 7), Currency (Volume 8), Male Costumes (Volume 9), Female Costumes (Volumes 10, 11, and 12), Men's Clothing (Volumes 13, 14, and 15), Women's Clothing (Volumes 16 and 17), Miscellaneous Clothing (Volume 18), Weaving and Dyeing (Volume 19), Prostitute Costumes (Volume 20), Brothels (Kyoto and Osaka, Volume 21), Brothels (Edo, Volume 22), Music (Volume 23), Miscellaneous Plays (Volume 24), Bathing (Volume 25), Spring (Volume 26), Summer and Winter (Volume 27), Games (Volume 28), Hats (Volume 29), Umbrella Sandals (Volume 30), Food (Last Part, Volume 1), Games (Volume 2), Chariots (Volume 3), and Miscellaneous Utensils (Volume 4).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世後期の風俗誌。喜多川守貞著。30巻，後篇4巻。絵入。別名《近世風俗志》。刊行されることなく原稿で伝わったが，原稿には〈漫〉ではなく〈謾〉の字が用いられている。1837年(天保8)起稿，1853年(嘉永6)脱稿，1867年(慶応3)加筆。内容は，時勢(巻1)，地理(巻2)，家宅(巻3)，人事(巻4)，生業(巻5.6)，雑業(巻7)，貨幣(巻8)，男扮(巻9)，女扮(巻10･11･12)，男服(巻13･14･15)，女服(巻16･17)，雑服(巻18)，織染(巻19)，妓扮(巻20)，娼家(京坂，巻21)，娼家(江戸，巻22)，音曲(巻23)，雑劇(巻24)，沐浴(巻25)，春時(巻26)，夏冬(巻27)，遊戯(巻28)，笠(巻29)，傘履(巻30)，食類(後篇巻1)，遊戯(巻2)，駕車(巻3)，雑器(巻4)。

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