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Three Wise Men and an Angel by Sadao Watanabe — Japanese Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper, 1962

Three Wise Men and an Angel

by Sadao Watanabe

Date:
1962
Medium:
Hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper
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Description

Against a black background, one standing figure at left holds a curling white ribbon-like form and touches a spray of white blossoms and dark foliage, rendered in bold red, white, blue, green, and yellow patterned blocks. To the right, three faces with pale, patterned features are stacked in profile, separated from the left figure by a vertical white band. The print is bordered by the deep-toned, deckle-edged handmade paper, with the artist's signature and an edition number penciled in the lower corners; "Sadao Watanabe, 1962" is inscribed at bottom center.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Three Wise Men and an Angel was created by Sadao Watanabe (渡辺禎雄) in 1962.

Three Wise Men and an Angel uses Stencil Print, on hand-colored stencil print on crumpled paper.

Three Wise Men and an Angel depicts religious.