Sadao Watanabe (Japanese, 1913-1996)

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.

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Yozo Hamaguchi, Mizuno Hidekata, Kaoru Kawano, Imao Keinen, Tsuchiya Kogyo, Sadao Watanabe, Edo Period (1603-1867), Meiji Period (1868-1912), Shunga (1780-1900), Shin Hanga, Dai Chikamatsu Hanga Zenshu, Sosaku Hanga, Japanese Abstract/Modern

Momigami Prints

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    Lazarus

    Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Edition 10/80.
    27 x 23 inches.
    [30264c]
    $1600
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    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
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    Pentecost

    Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Edition 2/80.
    21 x 17-3/4 inches.
    [28433c]
    $1600
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    Flight into Egypt

    Color stencil print, 1979. Signed. Edition 1/100.
    21-3/4 x 16-3/4 inches.
    [29421c]
    $2000

Washi Prints

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    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
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    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]
    SOLD
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    Jacob’s Well

    Color stencil print, 1972. Signed.
    7-1/4 x 6-1/8 inches.
    [28358c]
    $275
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    The Labour of Adam and Eve

    Color stencil print, 1979. Signed.
    8 x 7 inches.
    [28409c]
    $275
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    The Supplication of the Harvest

    Color stencil print, 1982. Signed.
    8 x 7-1/8 inches.
    [28408c]
    SOLD
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    Carpenter

    Color stencil print, 1982. Signed.
    7-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches.
    [28407c]
    SOLD