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Hello, could somebody please help with the translation of the writing in these pictures, so that I may make an accurate note in my collection book?

Many thanks for your time

Title cartouche,
太平婦女能遊　(太平婦女の遊）
Taihei Fujo no Asobi
Women's peaceful passtimes

Signature,
香蝶樓　-　Kōchōrō
豐國画　-　Toyokuni-ga - Picture of Toyokuni

Censors' seals,
馬込　Magome 濱　Hama = 1847

Publisher's seal,
辻文板　-　Tsujibun-han - Published by Tsujiokaya Bunsuke

Toyokuni III a.k.a. Kunisada I 1786-1865
Kōchōrō was one of his pseudonyms

With regards,
I.Nagy

Dear I.Nagy,
both the NDL Japan and the Tokyo Museum Collection give “太平婦女独遊” as the reading of the triptych title, but I have no idea what “独” means in this context.
Horst

I think some people misread the 能　(alternative
cursive form of hiragana 'の" for 独　(hitori)
The 独遊　-　"Hitori asobi" has the meaning　of playing alone, lonely passtime, etc.
"太平婦女独遊　-　Taihei Fujo Hitori Asobi - Women's
Peaceful Lonely Passtimes" - As a sentence it is flawless, but the problem is with the character 独　It is the simplified form of 獨. The 独 form was introduced only by the script reform after the WWII. The cursive form of 獨 significantly differs from the cursive form 能　"no" what we can see here in this title cartouche.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you for the detailed and convincing explanation!
Horst

Many thanks I. Nagy, this is indeed most useful and interesting, I'm always glad to have things translated so I may understand them better.

Regards,
Harold

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