Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

ca. 1793

Not on view

The poem on this print is signed Katsura no Mayuzumi. It leaves implicit the charms of the waitress:

Naniwacho chaya ni yasuraide,
Naniwazu no na ni ou mono wa
yuki kai ni ashi no tomaranu hito mo araji na.

While relaxing at a teahouse in Naniwacho,
No one can fail to stop in here
as they pass by the leggy weeds of Naniwa's straits
whatever his reason for coming.

Artwork Details

Naniwaya Okita
喜多川歌麿画難波屋おきた
Title: Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754–1806)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1793
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (35.9 x 25.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: JP2734
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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