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Subject:help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: francis minvielle Sat, Mar 02, 2024 IP: 2a01:e0a:871:8270:52
The scene of this Tokaido print is not easily understood: Making paper of cooking food, or what?
Hopefully understanding the cartouche will help.
Can you translate it for me?
Thanks a lot,
Francis
https://ja.ukiyo-e.org/image/famsf/5050161212570075



Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: francis minvielle Sun, Mar 03, 2024
I translated the cartouche, and it says nothing about the scene: paper making or food cooking or what?
What do you think?

Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: Paul Wed, Mar 06, 2024
I believe the top two larger characters read Yoshiwara - 吉原
According to Wikipedia:
"Yoshiwara was a famous yūkaku in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 and Shinmachi in Osaka."

Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: francis minvielle Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Thank you Paul,
Yes, it reads Yoshiwara, but this is the name of a town, station 15 on the Tokaido SW of Edo. My question is about the meaning of the scene. What are the 3 persons doing?
Have a good day,
Francis

Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: Horst Graebner Thu, Mar 07, 2024
The MAK Vienna gives as description: "An old man, a boy and a woman working on a press. When making tofu?"
Inventory number: KI 11059-2 (no direct link possible).
The right column of the cartouche is the signature: "Gakyōjin Hokusai ga" (画狂人北齋画).

Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: francis minvielle Fri, Mar 08, 2024
Thank you Horst,
The information I got from the Guimet museum is that the scene shows a step of the making of Shirosake, a 8-9° drink based on mirin, cooked rice, grains, sweet potato and koji. It was a specialty of Yoshiwara.
Have a good day,
Francis

Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: Horst Graebner Thu, Mar 07, 2024
The left column (https://www.syokubunka.or.jp/publication/gallery/nishikie/detail/post081.html ) reads: 蒲原ヘニリ卅丁 Kanbara ?????
No idea about the meaning.
Horst

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Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Mar 07, 2024
Cartouche;
吉原　
画狂人北斎画
蒲原へ二り丗丁　　　　　　　　
Yoshiwara
Painted by Painting Madman Hokusai
２Ri and 30 Cho to Kambara

（Yoshiwara, From the Series of Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō for Celebrate the New Year
春興五十三駄之内　吉原）

The picture shows the process of squeezing shirozake (white wine). Shirozake is a fermented rice drink made from rice to which kōji (malted rice) have been added,it is served during feasts like New Year, Hinamatsuri etc.

With regards,
I.Nagy


Subject:Re: help read cartouche Tokaido 15 Hokusai
Posted By: francis minvielle Sat, Mar 09, 2024
Yes, Thank you very much,
Hirozake was a specialty drink of Yoshiwara inns.
Francis

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