Okita of the Naniwaya Teahouse

Kitagawa Utamaro

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The poem on this print is signed Katsura no Mayuzumi. It leaves implicit the charms of the waitress: Naniwacho chaya ni yasuraide, Naniwazu no na ni ou mono wa yuki kai ni ashi no tomaranu hito mo araji na. While relaxing at a teahouse in Naniwacho, No one can fail to stop in here as they pass by the leggy weeds of Naniwa's straits whatever his reason for coming.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art