The Carnal Prayer Mat

The patrick hanan translation of li yu s the carnal prayer mat is as much a case study in period chinese entertainment as it is any kind of entertainment.

The carnal prayer mat. It is divided into four volumes of five chapters apiece. He befriends the knave an honorable thief who agrees to help him find and seduce the most beautiful women. The content and language is adult. 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.

One of the great classics of chinese erotica the carnal prayer mat certainly gets pretty raunchy in places. It could be read as a sparklingly witty light novel even by those without an interest in erotica. It was published in japan in 1705 as nikufuton. 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.

Rouputuan also known as huiquanbao and juehouchan and translated as the carnal prayer mat or the before midnight scholar is a chinese erotic novel of the qing dynasty published under a pseudonym but usually attributed to li yu it was written in 1657 and published in 1693. He marries debauches his innocent wife and then sets off seeking amorous adventure leaving her in the care of his stern father in law. It was published in japan in 1705 as nikufuton with an preface. It was published in japan in 1705 as nikufuton.