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Watanabe Sadao

Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus
Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus

Moses Smiting the Rock of Meribah, Exodus

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in San Francisco, CA

. • Watanabe, Sadao (2000), Printing the Word: the Art of Watanabe Sadao, New York: American Bible Society

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Stencil

Three Men Defending a Fort
Three Men Defending a Fort

Sadao WatanabeThree Men Defending a Fort, 1972

$1,600

H 36 in W 31.75 in D 1.35 in

Three Men Defending a Fort

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in San Francisco, CA

. • Watanabe, Sadao (2000), Printing the Word: the Art of Watanabe Sadao, New York: American Bible Society

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Stencil

Surreal Composit - Woodcut by Sadao Watanabe - 20th Century
Surreal Composit - Woodcut by Sadao Watanabe - 20th Century

Surreal Composit - Woodcut by Sadao Watanabe - 20th Century

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Roma, IT

Surreal Composit is an original woodcut, hand colored, on paper realized by Sadao Watanabe for College Women's Association of Japan Student Travel grant fund.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

GIRLS WITH LOTS OF QUAILS
GIRLS WITH LOTS OF QUAILS

Sadao WatanabeGIRLS WITH LOTS OF QUAILS, 1964

$1,150Sale Price|23% Off

H 20.75 in W 17.5 in

GIRLS WITH LOTS OF QUAILS

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Santa Monica, CA

SADAO WATANABE (Japanese 1913-1996) GIRLS WITH LOTS OF QUAILS, 1965 鶉と少女 Hand colored stencil print on momigami textured paper.

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Stencil

Jonah
Jonah

Sadao WatanabeJonah, 1959

$1,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 25.625 in W 22.625 in

Jonah

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Santa Monica, CA

SADAO WATANABE (Japanese 1913-1996) JONAH, 1959 Color stencil, signed, numbered and dated in white ink.

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Stencil

California Nature Landscape -- Springtime by the River
California Nature Landscape -- Springtime by the River

California Nature Landscape -- Springtime by the River

By Ralph Edward Joosten

Located in Soquel, CA

He traveled extensively, taking trips to Yosemite and Carmel with Ansel Adams and John Weston and learning wood block printing and Japanese brush painting in the Kyoto Gardens in Jap...

Category

1980s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

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The Good Samaritan, by Sadao Watanabe
The Good Samaritan, by Sadao Watanabe

The Good Samaritan, by Sadao Watanabe

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Palm Springs, CA

By: Watanabe Sadao Medium: Stencil Painting Title: The Good Samaritan Date: 1976 Stencil woodblock print of the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Stencil

Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt
Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt

Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Palm Springs, CA

By: Watanabe Sadao Medium: Stencil Painting Title: Flight to Egypt Date: 1979 Edition: 7/100 Stencil woodblock print of the Biblical Scene - Flight to Egypt, by Japanese artist Sada...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut, Stencil

Large Sadao Watanabe limited edition print, signed litho
Large Sadao Watanabe limited edition print, signed litho

Large Sadao Watanabe limited edition print, signed litho

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Nice and large print of the very well known artis Sadao Watanabe, signed, numbered 32/70, and dated 1975.

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Prints

Woodblock Print by Sadao Watanabe, 1974
Woodblock Print by Sadao Watanabe, 1974

Woodblock Print by Sadao Watanabe, 1974

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H 15 in W 12 in D 1 in

Woodblock Print by Sadao Watanabe, 1974

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Rochester, NY

Woodblock print by Sadao Watanabe with artist seal, pencil signed and pencil dated 1974.

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Prints

Materials

Metal

Sadao Watanabe Christmas Original Japanese Woodblock Print Dated 1964
Sadao Watanabe Christmas Original Japanese Woodblock Print Dated 1964

Sadao Watanabe Christmas Original Japanese Woodblock Print Dated 1964

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Stamford, CT

A Mid-Century Modern Sadao Watanabe Christmas original Japanese woodblock print dated 1964.

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Drawings

Sadao Watanabe, Stencil Momigami Paper - Noah's Ark, 1979 - 19/100
Sadao Watanabe, Stencil Momigami Paper - Noah's Ark, 1979 - 19/100

Sadao Watanabe, Stencil Momigami Paper - Noah's Ark, 1979 - 19/100

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Rochester, NY

A rare oversized hand painted stencil print on hand crafted crumpled Momigami paper of Noah's Ark ( Old Testament Series ) by Sadao Watanabe ( 1913-1996 ) signed in black ink lower r...

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Medieval Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Sadao Watanabe Limited Edition Japanese Print "Three Fishermen ‘The Disciples’"
Sadao Watanabe Limited Edition Japanese Print "Three Fishermen ‘The Disciples’"

Sadao Watanabe Limited Edition Japanese Print "Three Fishermen ‘The Disciples’"

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Studio City, CA

An engaging, strongly designed hand-colored dye stencil print on Momigami paper by renowned Japanese printmaker Sadao Watanabe. This print is signed, dated (1969) and numbered (33/50...

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Sadao Watanabe Hand Painted Stencil on Momigami Paper, 1967, 12/50
Sadao Watanabe Hand Painted Stencil on Momigami Paper, 1967, 12/50

Sadao Watanabe Hand Painted Stencil on Momigami Paper, 1967, 12/50

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Rochester, NY

Hand painted stencil on hand crafted crumpled Momigami paper by Sadao Watanabe ( 1913-1996 ) ink signed by artist lower right 1967 / ink signed numbered 12/50 lower left.

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Medieval Prints

Materials

Metal

Sadao Watanabe Color Stencil Limited Print of Jesus Performing Miracle of Fish
Sadao Watanabe Color Stencil Limited Print of Jesus Performing Miracle of Fish

Sadao Watanabe Color Stencil Limited Print of Jesus Performing Miracle of Fish

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Studio City, CA

An engaging, beautifully designed hand-colored dye stencil print on Momigami paper by renowned Japanese print maker Sadao Watanabe depicting Jesus performing the miracle of the fish.

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered
Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered

Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Sadao Watanbe print "Padres Coming" signed and numbered 33/100. Japanese Artist born 1913 died 1996 Known for biblical imagery Done in traditional Japanese Folk Art known as Mingei. ...

Category

Vintage 1980s Folk Art Prints

Materials

Paper

Hope
Hope

Sadao WatanabeHope, 1961

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H 32 in W 30 in D 1 in

Hope

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Plano, TX

Sadao Watanabe was born in Tokyo in 1913. He and Yoshitoshi Mori were the two best-known 'sosaku hanga' artists to use the medium called kappazuri ("stencil printing"), a technique r...

Category

1960s Showa Figurative Prints

Materials

Color, Stencil

The Nativity- "Housed in a 28 x 32-inch brown wood and gold metal frame."
The Nativity- "Housed in a 28 x 32-inch brown wood and gold metal frame."

The Nativity- "Housed in a 28 x 32-inch brown wood and gold metal frame."

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Plano, TX

Sadao Watanabe was born in Tokyo in 1913. He and Yoshitoshi Mori were the two best-known 'sosaku hanga' artists to use the medium called kappazuri ("stencil printing"), a technique r...

Category

1960s Showa Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Stencil

The Flight Into Egypt.
The Flight Into Egypt.

Sadao WatanabeThe Flight Into Egypt., 1969

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H 35.5 in W 30.75 in D 2 in

The Flight Into Egypt.

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Plano, TX

Housed in a 35 1/2 x 30 3/4-inch sliver-leaf frame. Sadao Watanabe, born in Tokyo in 1913, used the medium called kappazuri ("stencil printing"), a technique related to 'katazome' (...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Color, Stencil

The Three Wise Men
The Three Wise Men

Sadao WatanabeThe Three Wise Men, 1969

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H 40 in W 34 in D 3 in

The Three Wise Men

By Sadao Watanabe

Located in Plano, TX

The Three Wise Men. 1969. Color dye stencil (Kappazuri). 27 x 24. Edition 50, #35. Printed on crumpled, hand-made paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and numbered in in...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Stencil

(創作版画 Mid-Century Japanese Coloured Woodblock Print. Ploughing the Fields.
(創作版画 Mid-Century Japanese Coloured Woodblock Print. Ploughing the Fields.

(創作版画 Mid-Century Japanese Coloured Woodblock Print. Ploughing the Fields.

Located in Cotignac, FR

Other sōsaku-hanga artists such as Kōshirō Onchi (1891–1955), Un'ichi Hiratsuka (1895–1997), Sadao Watanabe (1913–1996) and Maki Haku (1924–2000) are also well known in the West.

Category

Mid-20th Century Edo Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Lithograph by Sadao Watanabe
Lithograph by Sadao Watanabe

Lithograph by Sadao Watanabe

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H 27.63 in W 31 in D 1 in

Lithograph by Sadao Watanabe

By Sadao Watanabe 1

Located in New York, NY

Framed in gold leaf frame with linen mat. Sadao Watanabe's subject matter was exclusively the gospel rendered in the mingei (folk art) approach.

Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

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