Naniwaya Okita|喜多川歌麿画 難波屋おきた|Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse
1793
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1793
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Naniwaya Okita|喜多川歌麿画 難波屋おきた|Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse is a 1793 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This image shows a woman in a kimono holding a small bowl and a tray. She has a black obi with a floral pattern and a pink sash around her waist. Her hair is styled in an updo with a pink ribbon and a yellow band. The woman's kimono features a brown floral pattern, and she wears a black obi with a floral design. The background of the image is beige, with some Japanese characters written vertically on the left side. This painting is reminiscent of the work of artist Kitagawa Utamaro.
