諢話浮世風呂 Men washing each other in a public bathhouse.

Odokebanashi ukiyo-buro.

Bathhouse of the Floating World.

諢話浮世風呂.

This humorous novel by Shikitei Sanba (1776-1822) records gossip that neighbours share when they meet at a public bath. The 16 volumes of the SOAS set comprise various editions that belonged to a lending library in the late nineteenth century, including a rare extant volume from the first edition (v...

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Full title: 諢話浮世風呂 [electronic resource] Men washing each other in a public bathhouse.
Alternative titles: Odokebanashi ukiyo-buro.
Bathhouse of the Floating World.
諢話浮世風呂.
Format: Physical Object           
Language: Japanese
Published: [early 19th century].
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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Summary: This humorous novel by Shikitei Sanba (1776-1822) records gossip that neighbours share when they meet at a public bath. The 16 volumes of the SOAS set comprise various editions that belonged to a lending library in the late nineteenth century, including a rare extant volume from the first edition (vol. 4) published in 1809, and one volume that was hand-copied from a printed version (vol. 5). The original woodblocks of the first series of the novel (vols 1-4) were destroyed by fire later in the same year they were issued, and most extant copies of these early volumes were made from printing blocks re-cut and re-issued in 1820. (Text by John T. Carpenter and Yoshiko Yasumura, from the exhibition catalogue: Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Anna Contadini, Editor. London : SOAS, University of London, 2007.)
Language: Japanese
Published: [early 19th century].
Subjects:
Series: SOAS Digital Library.
REGIONS.
FORMATS.
ARTE.
REAS.
ISOAS.
IBRUNEI.
Place of Publication: Japan.