Utatane- A nap- V1 — うたっ寝

A woman reclines in the light sleep called utatane, her body relaxed into an unplanned rest. This 1933 version of the Nap subject presents a first variation of the composition — the figure's posture, the angle of the face, the arrangement of the fabric — exploring the same drowsy subject from a slightly different vantage. The utatane print is among Kotondo's most celebrated designs, the sleeping figure rendered with such naturalness that the viewer feels genuinely as though they have come upon someone asleep in private.