Edition period is the primary value driver for Hasui prints. Pre-war lifetime editions with the Watanabe copyright seal (A through D types) consistently achieve 3–5× the price of posthumous reprints of the same design. Condition is the second key factor — unfaded colors, full margins, and absence of foxing or staining are essential. Subject matter (snow > rain > night > other) provides a further modifier within each edition tier. This postwar design (1946–1957) bears the small 6mm J-seal on lifetime impressions — authentic but from the artist's final decade, when block quality had declined from peak period.
Nara Park, depicted in a print dated circa 1952, is the expansive public park surrounding the great temple complexes of Nara — Todai-ji with its giant bronze Buddha, Kasuga Grand Shrine with its thousands of stone lanterns, and the Kofuku-ji pagoda — set within a landscape of ancient cryptomeria and freely roaming sacred deer. Nara Park's combination of monumental architecture, ancient forest, and the distinctive presence of the tame deer browsing among temple precincts gives the site an atmosphere unmatched anywhere in Japan. Hasui's postwar visit captures the park's enduring atmosphere, likely emphasizing seasonal elements such as cherry blossoms, autumn maples, or winter snow.
伏見稲荷
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Uji Byodoin no ichibu
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Nara Park was created by Kawase Hasui (川瀬巴水) in n.d. [1952].
Nara Park uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on color woodblock print.
Nara Park was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (n.d. [1952]).
Nara Park depicts temples & shrines, gardens, and animals, set at Nara.
Nara Park measures 36.5 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).
![Nara Park by Kawase Hasui — Japanese Color woodblock print, n.d. [1952]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/9c6030fd-88c9-ff1d-1c72-dd1000bb180f/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
