и опять из Male Colors: The Construction of Homosexuality in Tokugawa Japan
A poem written in 1709 implies that a sexual relationship between a lord and page might last a lifetime:
Itsumademo
kosho mo gomotsu
dono mo dono
Forever and ever
the page still the favorite
the lord still the lord
лично я так могу медитировать на эту фразу, по-моему.
и вот эти книги я бы почитала бы, да...
Understanding humor in Japan
www.worldcat.org/title/senryu-zappai-edo-shomin...