Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 119657

ANGEL AND SHEPHERDS

Artist / 作者: Watanabe Sadao渡辺貞夫
Date / 年代: 1966
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録: 526 × 600 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者: 白石カナ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

LARGE ORIG. ‾ SADAO WATANABE ‾ STENCIL PRINT‾ON HANDMADE PAPER. Signed and Dated L/R: "SADAO WATANABE 1966", Edition: 33/50 on L/L, and Titled: "ANGEL AND SHEPHERDS" (In English & Japanese) as noted from label on the back (see pic). Out of the estate of the original artist /collector, I purchased this Watanabe and another that I will be listing. This is a large classic example of Watanabe's distinctively Japanese rendition of a Biblical theme that he came to be known for. Instead of the traditional Japanese woodblock, he used Katazome and Kappazuri techniques which are traditional Okinawan folk art styles of stencil dyeing and stencil printing. Much credit is given to Watanabe for bringing…

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