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What is written in the fan insert?
What does the poem say?

Title cartouche,
浪華自慢名物盡　Naniwa jiman meibutsu zukushi
The Pride of Naniwa (Osaka) Specialities

Fan insert,
Right side,
補〇小〇　Ho〇ko〇　(I cannot figure out 2 characters)
Left side,
福本すし　　Fukumoto sushi

(Oshi-zushi - pressed (cured) sushi is depicted)

Poem,
鮓す眼にあきてふとるや　夕月夜
半酔　
Sushi sume ni akite futoru ya yuzukiyo
Hansui
Tired of gazing at the cured sushi -
growing plump under the autumn evening moon
Hansui

(This waka depicts a moment from the autumn season —a time of hearty appetites and food preservation —in which the viewer stares intently at the “sushi,” gazing into it until it has had its fill, while the sushi matures slowly and becomes deliciously rich (developing a rich fat content and enhanced flavor)

Regards,
I.Nagy

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