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Antique Print Department
313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
Director: Emily Pothast (email) • 206 624.6700
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5:30pm
Sadao Watanabe (Japanese, 1913-1996)
Available Works
One of the most successful Japanese artists of the late 20th century, Sadao Watanabe is known for his stylized stencil prints of Biblical subjects. His work is of two types: large, hand-numbered Momigami prints on colored, crinkled paper and smaller Washi prints, printed in unnumbered editions.
• Related Japanese Links: Yozo Hamaguchi, Mizuno Hidekata, Imao Keinen, Tsuchiya Kogyo, Edo Period, Shunga, Shin Hanga, Sosaku Hanga
Momigami Prints
Lazarus
Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Edition 10/80.
27 x 23 inches.
[30264c]
$1600
Isaac’s Well
Color stencil print (printed on washi), 1977. Signed. Edition 13/70. Some minor surface soiling.
21-1/4 x 17-1/2 inches.
[28411c]
$1200
Pentecost
Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Edition 2/80.
21 x 17-3/4 inches.
[28433c]
$1600
Flight into Egypt
Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Edition 1/100.
21-3/4 x 16-3/4 inches.
[29421c]
$2000
Washi Prints
Madonna and Child
Color stencil print, 1969. Signed. Pinholes, light creases and a few spots of foxing in outer margins.
10-3/4 x 7-1/8 inches.
[29603c]
SOLD
Joseph is Visited by an Angel
Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Minor printer’s crease in lower left corner.
7-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches.
[29602c]
$225
Jacob’s Well
Color stencil print, 1972. Signed.
7-1/4 x 6-1/8 inches.
[28358c]
$275
The Labour of Adam and Eve
Color stencil print, 1979. Signed.
8 x 7 inches.
[28409c]
$275
The Supplication of the Harvest
Color stencil print, 1982. Signed.
8 x 7-1/8 inches.
[28408c]
SOLD
Carpenter
Color stencil print, 1982. Signed.
7-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches.
[28407c]
SOLD
