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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

I translated the cartouche, and it says nothing about the scene: paper making or food cooking or what?
What do you think?

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."

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

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).

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

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

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

Yes, Thank you very much,
Hirozake was a specialty drink of Yoshiwara inns.
Francis

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