Japan: Portrait of Naniwaya Okita, a beauty who worked in a tea house near Akasuka. Ukiyo-e woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), c. 1796. Kitagawa Utamaro was a Japanese printmaker and painter, who is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). He is known especially for his masterfully composed studies of women, known as bijinga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

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