Daidozan Bungoro, the infant prodigy drinking sake and being offered tea by the famous beauty and teahouse waitress Okita of the Naniwaya and biscuits by her rival Ohisa of the Takashimaya

Kitagawa Utamaro was a renowned Japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period, celebrated for his masterful depictions of women and everyday life. Best known for his bijinga (“pictures of beautiful women”), Utamaro transformed traditional portraiture by portraying his subjects with striking individuality, elegance, and ...