Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1753-1806
Title:
Okita of the Naniwaya tea stall and Shiratama, a courtesan of the Tama House
Date:
1794-1795
Materials:
Full-color woodcut with yellow background
Dimensions:
13 3/8 x 6 1/8 inches
Current Location:
Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum
Address:
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Object ID:
1965.30.21
Provenance:
Purchased from the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection.
Object Type:
Oban
Heading:
Notes
Notes:
An apparently unique impression of the second state of the print with yellow background and the name Okita and the publisher's mark removed.
Notes:
Inscription: Recto, signed Utamaro hitsu at left center
Notes:
References: Shogakukan 658; Shibui 216.3.2
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/kt9p3007f 9

Okita of the Naniwaya tea stall and Shiratama, a courtesan of the Tama House