- Naniwaya Okita (Okita of Naniwa-ya Teahouse) - Masaaki Tanaka Image size: 5 and 1/8

Image size: 5 and 1/8 inches by 12 and 1/2 inches (13 x 32 cm)

translates to "number one" or "the best" in Japanese

The serene woodblock print 'Jizo Statues Scenery' is by Katsu Matsumoto

Print paper size: 8 and 1/4 inches wide by 6 and 3/4 inches tall (21 x 17

- Naniwaya Okita (Okita of Naniwa-ya Teahouse) - Masaaki Tanaka Image size: 5 and 1/8The 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