JOU PU TUAN (The Prayer Mat of Flesh).

According to the best information, "Jou Pu Tuan" is a novel of the Ming Period, first published in 1634 and written by Li Yu, the famous dramatist, novelist, and essayist. The novel mixes the erotic and the moral in a tale designed to amuse the reader as well as reform him. Translated by Richard Martin from the German version. 60 b&w illustrations.