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UKIYO-E
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK
ART PRINT

Okita of the Naniwa-ya Tea-house (難波屋おきた) by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s.

Okita was a beautiful waitress at the Naniwaya tea-house near Asakusa Temple in the city of Edo.
Kitagawa Utamaro, famed for his art prints of beautiful women, created this print of her when she was only about fifteen years old.

In the upper left part of the print we can see a cartouche, with a poem by Katsura no Mayuzumi, describing the allure of Okita:
"Resting at the tea-house in Naniwaya district,
Myriad as the reeds of Naniwa Bay
Art those who come running at the name of this shop
Each passerby has to stop."

★ Reproduced from an archive image, respectfully and lovingly restored and enhanced digitally, to remove the non-artistic blemishes and colour fading.

★ A3 print, 297mm x 420mm. (Interior images are shown for styling and illustrative purposes only, not to be used as a precise scale guide. There will be no watermarks on the actual print.)

★ Printed in England on a 200gsm Eucalyptus paper, made from eucalyptus pulp from sustainable sources. It is brilliant white and smooth and Eco printed with high pigment environmentally-friendly toners.

★ Supplied unframed, carefully rolled and packed with tissue paper in a strong cardboard tube for safe transit.

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