Bidspirit auction | Sadao Watanabe Scenes from the Bible

Sadao Watanabe Scenes from the Bible - The Passion - Sadao Watanabe,  Scenes from the Bible - The Passion. 1968, block print on rice paper. Signed, dated by the artist. Framed size: 10.75 x 9.5 inches. Fine condition. Watanabe Sadao, July 7, 1913 January 8, 1996, was a Japanese artist best known for his prints that meld biblical imagery with the traditional Japanese folk art known as mingei. Watanabe's work portrays the Christian gospel with a distinctive use of crumpled wet paper mixed with mineral pigments suspended in soy milk, known as katazome. “I would most like to see them hanging where people ordinarily gather, the artist said of his work. “Because Jesus brought the gospel for the people.