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.
This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Open Access
As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.
API
Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
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
Signature: Utamaro hitsu
Inscription: Poem: 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)
Howard Mansfield , New York (until 1936; sold to MMA)
New York. Asia Society. "Designed for Pleasure: The World of Edo Japan in Prints and Paintings, 1680–1860," February 27, 2008–May 4, 2008.
Edo-Tokyo Museum. "Five Ukiyo-e Favorites: Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi," November 19, 2019–January 19, 2020.
Fukuoka Art Museum. "Five Ukiyo-e Favorites: Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi," January 28, 2020–March 22, 2020.
Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art. "Five Ukiyo-e Favorites: Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi," April 2, 2020–May 31, 2020.
Meech, Julia, and Jane Oliver, eds. Designed for Pleasure: The World of Edo Japan in Prints and Paintings, 1680–1860. Exh. cat. Seattle: Asia Society and Japanese Art Society of America in association with, 2008, p. 233, cat. no. 134.
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world.
