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Also Known As	Ibara Saikaku • Hirayama Tōgo
Born	1642 • Ōsaka • Japan
Died	September 9, 1693 (aged 51) • Ōsaka • Japan
Notable Works	“Five Women Who Loved Love” • “The Life of an Amorous Man”
Movement / Style	Danrin school

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