Okita, a waitress of the Naniwaya Teahouse near the Asakusa Temple of Edo (now known as Tokyo), became the inspiration of a woodblock print created by Kitagawa Utamoro, who was known for making art of women and nature in the 1700s. As a testament to the subject’s beauty, the original print also had a poem by Katsura-no-Mayuzumi written on one side, part of which says that no matter the reason for coming the way of the teahouse, each passerby had to stop and see her. 

Okita yet again becomes an inspiration, this time for the Namiki Nippon Art Ukiyo-e Okita Naniwaya as rendered by the art collective Kokkosai using Hira Maki-e. We have for sale a new-old-stock unit with a No. 5, 14-karat gold nib in M. It comes complete with its protective outer box, wooden inner box, a converter, and Namiki service papers. 

Length capped: 14.7 cm. 
Length uncapped: 13.0 cm.