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The Embroidered Couch
''Xiuta yeshi'', translated into English as ''The Embroidered Couch'', is a Chinese erotic novel composed during the late Ming dynasty by playwright Lü Tiancheng () under various pseudonyms. Believed to be one of the oldest Chinese erotic novels, ''Xiuta yeshi'' was first published at around the same time as ''Jin Ping Mei'' (''The Golden Lotus''). It has been constantly banned or censored since then, especially during the Qing dynasty. Literary critics have drawn attention to its obscenity and vivid descriptions of sex. A complete English translation by Lenny Hu was published in 2001. Plot The male protagonist of ''Xiuta yeshi'', which begins in the year 1594, is thirty-year-old ''xiucai'' Yao Tongxin (), also known as Dongmen sheng (; Scholar of the Eastern Gate), presumably a reference to his birthplace (a part of Yangzhou known as "East Gate"). Having led a debauched lifestyle in his younger days, he now has a relatively poor stamina, and is hence unable to sexually satisfy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaguchi University
is a national university in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It has campuses at the cities of Yamaguchi and Ube. History The root of the university was , a private school founded by Ueda Hōyō (, 1769–1853) in 1815. In 1863 the school became a han school of Chōshū Domain and was renamed Yamaguchi Meirinkan. After the Meiji Restoration it became a prefectural secondary school, and in 1894 it developed into , a national institute of higher education. It served as a preparatory course for the Imperial University. In February 1905 the school was reorganized into , the third national commercial college in Japan, after Tokyo (1887) and Kobe (1902). In 1944 the school was renamed Yamaguchi College of Economics. In 1949 Yamaguchi University was established by integrating six public (national and prefectural) schools in Yamaguchi Prefecture, namely, (Revived) Yamaguchi Higher School, Yamaguchi College of Economics, Ube Technical College, Yamaguchi Normal School, Yamaguchi Youth No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Chinese
The Wu languages (; Romanization of Wu Chinese, Wu romanization and Romanization of Wu Chinese#IPA, IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] (Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, and the part of Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province south of the Yangtze River, which makes up the cultural region of Wu (region), Wu. The Suzhou dialect was the prestige dialect of Wu as of the 19th century, and formed the basis of Wu's koiné dialect, Shanghainese, at the History of Shanghai, turn of the 20th century. Speakers of various Wu languages sometimes inaccurately labelled their mother tongue as "Shanghainese" when introduced to foreigners. The languages of #subdivision, Northern Wu are mutually intelligible with each other, while those of #subdivision, Southern Wu are not. Historical linguistics, Historical linguists view Wu of great significance because it distinguished itse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carnal Prayer Mat
''Rouputuan'', also known as ''Huiquanbao'' and ''Juehouchan'', and translated as ''The Carnal Prayer Mat'' or ''The Before Midnight Scholar'', is a 17th-century Chinese erotic novel published under a pseudonym but usually attributed to Li Yu. It was written in 1657 and published in 1693 during the Qing dynasty. It is divided into four volumes of five chapters apiece. It was published in Japan in 1705 as ''Nikubuton'' with a preface proclaiming it the greatest erotic novel of all time. The novel had a controversial status in Chinese literature, and has long been banned and censored; recent scholarship treats the work as an allegory which uses its unabashed pornographic nature to attack Confucian puritanism. The prologue comments that sex is healthy when taken as if it were a drug, but not as if it were ordinary food. Plot summary Set during the Yuan dynasty in the 14th century, the novel's protagonist, Weiyangsheng (未央生; lit. "Unrealised One" or "Unfinished One"), visits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chipozi Zhuan
''Chipozi zhuan'' (), translated into English as ''The Story of the Foolish Woman'', ''Biography of a Foolish Woman'' or ''A Tale of an Infatuated Woman'', is a Chinese erotic novella written in the Ming dynasty. Plot Told through first-person narration, the novella recounts the sexual exploits of a septuagenarian named Shangguan E'Nuo (; "Graceful"), who at various points in her life has sex with twelve men including her cousin, her male servants, her husband, her two brothers-in-law, her father-in-law, as well as a pair of Buddhist monks; after being expelled from her husband's residence at age 39, she becomes a pariah and claims to have not had sex for three decades. Publication history ''Chipozi zhuan'' was "compiled" or written by an anonymous writer using the pseudonym "Lotus Lord" () and edited by "Passion-Infatuated Philosopher" (). It was composed in Classical Chinese during the mid- to late sixteenth century, at about the same time that ''Jin Ping Mei'' was published. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruyijun Zhuan
''Ruyijun zhuan'' (), translated into English as ''The Lord of Perfect Satisfaction'', is a Chinese erotic novella written in the Ming dynasty by an unknown author. Set in the Tang dynasty, it follows the political career and love life of Empress Wu Zetian. One of the earliest erotic novels published in China, it was repeatedly banned after its publication. Plot At age fourteen, Wu Zetian becomes one of Emperor Tang Taizong minor concubines. Some twelve years later, the emperor falls gravely ill; while tending to her husband at his deathbed, Wu makes love with the crown prince Tang Gaozong. Upon Taizong death, however, Wu is forced to become a Buddhist nun along with the other royal spouses. She is rescued by Gaozong a year later and becomes his wife. Following his death seven years later, she rises through the ranks and becomes the first and only female emperor of China after demoting the crown prince, Tang Zhongzong. Dissatisfied with her present sexual partners, Wu, who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feng Menglong
Feng Menglong (1574–1646), courtesy names Youlong (), Gongyu (), Ziyou (), or Eryou (), was a Chinese historian, novelist, and poet of the late Ming Dynasty. He was born in Changzhou County, now part of Suzhou, in Jiangsu Province. Life Feng was born into a scholar-bureaucrat gentry household, where he and his brothers Feng Menggui () and Feng Mengxiong () were educated in the classics and the traditional gentlemanly arts. He and his brothers, all well-known as accomplished writers, artists, and poets, became known collectively as the "Three Fengs of the Wu Area" (). In spite of his literary talent and his zeal for scholarship from a young age, Feng sat the imperial civil service examinations many times without success, eventually giving up and making a living as a tutor and teacher. In 1626, he narrowly avoided punishment after being implicated as an associate of Zhou Shunchang (), who was purged by the eunuch Wei Zhongxian. He resolved to complete his trilogy of vernacular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotic Art
Erotic art is a broad field of the visual arts that includes any Work of art, artistic work intended to evoke Sexual arousal, erotic arousal. It usually depicts human nudity or sexual activity, and has included works in various visual mediums, including drawings, engravings, films, paintings, photographs, and sculptures. Some of the earliest known works of art include erotic themes, which have recurred with varying prominence in different societies throughout history. However, it has also been widely considered taboo, with either social norms or laws restricting its creation, distribution, and possession. This is particularly the case when it is deemed Pornography, pornographic, Immorality, immoral, or Obscenity, obscene. Definition The definition of erotic art can be subjective because it is dependent on context, as perceptions of what is ''erotic'' and what is ''art'' vary. A sculpture of a phallus in some cultures may be considered a traditional symbol of potency rather th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximen Qing
Ximen Qing () is a fictional Chinese Song dynasty merchant, womanizer, and murderer in Yanggu County, Shandong. He is the male protagonist in the novel ''Jin Ping Mei'' and a minor character in the novel ''Water Margin''. In both novels, he is portrayed as a lascivious and immoral man who starts a secret affair with Pan Jinlian and helps her poison her husband Wu Dalang to death. Where the two novels differ is what happens when Wu Dalang's brother Wu Song confronts Ximen Qing at Lion Tower. In ''Water Margin'', the older novel, Wu Song kills Ximen Qing in broad daylight and is exiled. In ''Jin Ping Mei'', however, Ximen Qing escapes and bribes the county magistrate to have Wu Song arrested and exiled. ''Jin Ping Mei'' then follows Ximen Qing's degenerate pursuits of women and power until he dies from aphrodisiac overdose. Sexual partners *Lady Chen (), first wife *Wu Yueniang (), second wife *Li Jiao'er (), first concubine, originally a courtesan *Zhuo Diu'er (), second concub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langshi
''Langshi'' (), translated into English as ''A History of Debauchery'' and several other titles, is a Chinese novel composed during the late Ming dynasty by an anonymous writer under a pseudonym. Believed to be one of the oldest erotic novels published in China, ''Langshi'' revolves around the scholar Langzi (), who is described as adept in seducing others. The novel has been constantly banned or censored since its publication. Plot Divided into forty "episodes" or chapters, the novel follows the adventures of a young scholar named Langzi (; "The Rake") as he seduces his female and male lovers. After "achieving ultimate sexual gratification", Langzi ascends to heaven and becomes a Taoist immortal. Publication history ''Langshi'' was written by an anonymous writer under the pseudonym "Youxuan zi of Wind and Moon Studio" () in the late Tianqi era. One of the earliest mentions of the novel is in the preface of the novel ''Tianxu zhai pidian Bei Song san Sui pingyao zhuan'' (), dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilt L
Wilt may refer to: * Wilting, the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants * WILT, An acronym commonly used in instant messaging for 'What I'm Listening To' * Wilt disease, which can refer to a number of different diseases in plants. In literature and film: * ''Wilt'' (novel), a novel by Tom Sharpe ** ''Wilt'' (film), a 1989 adaptation of Sharpe's novel * '' Wilt: Larger than Life'', a biography of Wilt Chamberlain by Robert Cherry * ''Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door'', an autobiography by Wilt Chamberlain In other media: * Wilt (band), an Irish indie rock band formed by ex-members of Kerbdog * WILT (FM), a radio station (103.7 FM) licensed to serve Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, United States * WILT-LD, a low-power television station (channel 33, virtual 24) licensed to serve Wilmington, North Carolina * WYHW, a radio station (104.5 FM) licensed to serve Wilmington, North Carolina, which held the call sign WILT from 2008 to 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Realism (arts)
Realism in the arts is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative and supernatural elements. The term is often used interchangeably with naturalism, although these terms are not synonymous. Naturalism, as an idea relating to visual representation in Western art, seeks to depict objects with the least possible amount of distortion and is tied to the development of linear perspective and illusionism in Renaissance Europe. Realism, while predicated upon naturalistic representation and a departure from the idealization of earlier academic art, often refers to a specific art historical movement that originated in France in the aftermath of the French Revolution of 1848. With artists like Gustave Courbet capitalizing on the mundane, ugly or sordid, realism was motivated by the renewed interest in the common man and the rise of leftist politics. The Realist painters rejected Romanticism, which had come to dominate Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
