Nigatsudo Temple — 奈良二月堂
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Nigatsudo Temple — 奈良二月堂
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1934
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe Shozaburo — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	37307
	Notes (first edition)?:	Japanese Wood Block Title: Nigatsudo Temple, Nara Date: 1934 By: Kawase Hasui Signature: Hasui Seal: Sui Published by: Watanabe Shozaburo Size: Print size is 9 3/8 x 14 1/8 paper is 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 . Note: pictured on page 453 of the Hotei catalog of Hasui prints.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Thursday, 22 February 2007 Nigatsudo Temple , Nara , by Kawase Hasui. No reserve ! It’s a woodblock print. It seems to be in pretty good shape, It doesn’t appear to be faded, there’s no foxing, tears or holes. The corners do have faint bend- lines, there’s tape on the upper right hand corner, and tape residue on the upper left corner. Also in that same corner, the paper is a little thinner, probably from the tape being removed. The paper is an all-over biege color. I have very little experience with wood block prints so I don’t know if it has yellowed (very evenly all over) or whether it started out that color. There is bleed – through on the back side , Something is written in pencil in the lower margin, I can’t make out the word, it looks like Nana or Dona, then 1934. At first I thought it said Done 1934, but I don’t think that’s what it says. Hasui’s signature is the one used after 1924. I couldn’t find the printer’s signatures in my reference, maybe someone can help me out here? The age of the print is unknown. The color of the paper is more accurate on my moniter in the two pictures of the signatures, the full picture of the print appears in the listing to be a little whiter than it is in real life. I had to photograph the print for the full pic, it is scanned for the signature pictures. Print size is 9 3/8 x 14 1/8 paper is 10 1/4 x 15 3/8 .
	Artist Bio:	川瀬 巴水。1883年（明治16年）5月18日 - 1957年（昭和32年）11月7 日）。大正・昭和期の浮世絵師、版画家。1918年 （大正7年）、風景画家として世に出る。以後、数多くの木版画を発表。 衰退した日本の浮世絵版画を復興すべく吉田博らとともに新しい浮世絵版画の叙情的世界に、自然に肉薄する近代人の視点を導入することにより、独自の世界を展開した。享年74歳。