- Naniwaya Okita (Okita of Naniwa-ya Teahouse) - Kabuki actor His hand-signed in Japanese and

His hand-signed in Japanese and English on the bottom margin

there is a faint ink smudge in the upper-right area of the image

Absolutely beautiful rainy image

creating an elegant interplay of color

- Naniwaya Okita (Okita of Naniwa-ya Teahouse) - Kabuki actor His hand-signed in Japanese andThe beautiful woodblock print Naniwaya Okita (Okita of the Naniwa ya Teahouse) is by Kitagawa Utamaro (17531806). It portrays Okita, a waitress at the Naniwa ya, a teahouse located near the Nimon Gate within the grounds of Sens ji. Okita was renowned for her beauty and was one of Utamaros favorite subjects; he created a great number of works depicting her. A short comic poem called kyka is inscribed in the upper left of the image: (Resting at the