Co-incidentally, I read this haiku today:
Maruyama de
toru munagura wa
botan-gake
In Murakama
any bodiced breast you grope at
is tied up with buttons
(transliteration and translation Ivo Smits 'The "Keesyes of Maruyama",
p. 43 in Blusse' et al (eds) _Bridging the Divide: 400 Years
Netherlands-Japan_).
Smits does not give a date or author, but implies that it's early 18th
century, and refers to a consequence of the adoption of European
fashions by the Oranda-yuki - courtesans of Nagasaki who served the
Dutch.
Best wishes,
Pat
--
Pat Reynolds
It may look messy now ...
... but just you come back in 500 years time (T. Pratchett).