Not catalogued works
Moses on the mountain
山上のモーセ
1950s
stencil print on washi,
open edition,
33 x 45, Ø32 cm,
13 x 18, Ø12 inches.
Deuteronomy 34, 1-5
申命記 34, 1-5
Fishes
The print has a text in hiragana. The text on the print reads: No traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. (Isaiah 35:8).
Reading of the hiragana: Watanabe Junko.
Mary receives Jesus' words at Cana
カナでイエスの言葉を受け取るマリア
The print has a text in hiragana:そのときなんちにかかわりなし我になんちは Then I have nothing to do with you, nor you with me.
ヨハネによる福音書2:4をもとに。Based on John 2:4.
Reading of the hiragana and translation: Watanabe Junko.
Book plates William I. Elliott
In 1969 Sadao Watanabe was a visiting faculty member of Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon in the USA. He taught about his work and showed his stencil technique at Linfield College. William I. Elliott, who introduced him to Linfield College, was his interpreter in class and daily life. From 1968-1983 William Elliott was a professor of English at Linfield College. One of Sadao Watanabe’s gifts to him was a packet of colored book plate prints, half with his name in English and half in katakana.
In 1981 Sadao Watanabe was awarded an honorary doctorate of Fine Arts of Linfield College. In 1983 he visited Linfield College again and lectured and held a one-man show.
The labels are approximately 10 x 8 cm, 4 x 3 inches.
Angel and dog. 天使と犬。
Angel and dog. 天使と犬。
Five loaves of bread and two fishes. 五つのパンと二匹の魚。
Grapes of Canaan. カナンの葡萄。
16 x 11,50 cm, 6 x 4,5 inches.
Look at the birds of the air. Consider the lilies of the field. 空の鳥をよく見なさい。野の花がどのように育つのか、注意して見なさい。
Jonah ヨナ
Mary and Elisabeth
マリアとエリザベツ
Ruth and Naomi
ルツとナオミ