- Naniwaya Okita (Okita of Naniwa-ya Teahouse) - Kabuki actor snow-covered mountain village

snow-covered mountain village

with beautifully stylized waves and snow depicted in the background in Tokuriki’s distinctive manner

creating an elegant interplay of color

The tree fills almost the entire composition

Signed: Artist's red seal "Ko" from Koichi on the lower right

- Naniwaya Okita (Okita of Naniwa-ya Teahouse) - Kabuki actor snow-covered mountain villageThe 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