Shepherd, Shôwa period, dated 1962
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Typical Price
$500–$5,000. Common Biblical prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Watanabe's warm, folk-art Biblical prints have a devoted collector base. Larger formats and earlier works command more.
Description
Dated 1962, the Shepherd from early in Watanabe's career demonstrates the katazome stencil technique already applied with full assurance to a Biblical pastoral subject. The shepherd — the oldest and most universal image for divine care in the Biblical tradition — is rendered in the same bold, earthy tones as all his working figures: a man with sheep, carrying the staff, moving through landscape, his vocation ancient and his presence contemporary. The print stands as one of the foundational works of his Biblical print practice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Shepherd, Shôwa period, dated 1962 was created by Sadao Watanabe (渡辺禎雄).
Shepherd, Shôwa period, dated 1962 uses Stencil Print, on woodblock print.