noun
erotic literature (Edo period); pornographic literature (Edo period)
Refers specifically to a genre of Edo-period literature with erotic or pornographic content. Not a general term for modern erotica.
好色文学は江戸時代に流行した。
Erotic literature flourished in the Edo period.
井原西鶴
Ihara Saikaku is a representative writer of Edo-period erotic literature.