Sarusawa Pond in Nara (variant 2) — 奈良猿沢の池
by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Ross Walker Collection (Ohmi Gallery)

	Artist:	Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) — 川瀬巴水
	Title:	Sarusawa Pond in Nara (variant 2) — 奈良猿沢の池
	Series:	Haibara Fan Shop Series
	Date of first edition?:	1930 (in the decade of)
	Date of this artwork?:	1988 (may not be accurate)
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Kato
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Tokyo Takahashi Kobo — 東京高橋工房
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Shikishi
	Format (this edition):	Shikishi
	DB artwork code:	37931
	Notes (first edition)?:	This is the postwar re-issue of the Haibara Fan series. It was issued as the series "Twelve Scenes of Famous Places" in 1988 by Tokyo Takahashi Kobo. Note that this post-war variant has the title and artist text is displaced to the left, and the tree branches are slightly different.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: Tuesday, 21 June 2005 Saursawa Pond in Nara by Kawase Hasui. Genuine woodblock print. Late Showa era impression. Fine color, condition and impression. 11.1 x 10.9 inches. Good texture and ink bleedthrough.
	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。