Biblical print - Noah's Ark
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Noah's Ark — the vessel of salvation in which Noah preserves the diversity of creation through the great Flood — is among the most visually generous subjects in Scripture for an artist like Watanabe, who loved to populate his prints with figures, animals, and the vibrant life of the created world. The ark itself, rising above flood waters in Watanabe's katazome palette, would be rendered in the warm earth tones of the mingei tradition, the animals paired and present in the bold simplified forms that his stencil technique naturally produces.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Biblical print - Noah's Ark was created by Sadao Watanabe (渡辺禎雄).
Biblical print - Noah's Ark depicts religious.