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Awate-e satiric prints describe opposite attitudes of urban japanese people after the killing of British merchant in 1862. I am looking for information about the scene (what do the hanging texts say...) to check if it is really an awate print.

Francis,

The Metro Library date the print to the Meiji Restoration period so I doubt it's related to the 1862 namamugi incident.
My modest opinion is that this crowd of craftsmen, merchants, wives, husbands, ladies etc... are probably talking about the "good old days" some happy with the new regime and others maybe nostalgic of the old system ....who knows. Finally times haven't really changed 🤣

Top right title
當時物輪集會 (Tōji mono wa shuukai) Waseda interpretation "conference on the theory of those days"

complete diptych
https://archive.library.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/da/detail?tilcod=0000000003-00220862

Waseda interpretation of title
https://archive.waseda.jp/archive/detail.html?arg=%7B%22subDB_id%22:%2252%22,%22id%22:%22175950;144%22%7D&lang=en

left panel details
https://www.dh-jac.net/db/nishikie/results-big.php?f11[]=1&f85=%E6%88%AF%E7%94%BB&-format=resultsp.htm&-max=50&singleskip=151&enter=portal&lang=en&skip=150

Thanks a lot Lucienne,
It might also be about the sonno-joi movement against foreigners, as a consequence of the Nanamugi incident...

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