About the work

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Nana Komachi)

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters, was created by Kitagawa Utamaro around 1790. It is made with ink and pigments on paper. The artwork is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection in New York.