# Sadao Watanabe - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T23:58:19.830Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 267
- Lots with prices: 230
- First auction date: 2004-04-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-24
- Median realised price: $300
- Price range: $25 to $2,000

## Market Takeaway
Sadao Watanabe shows deep auction liquidity with 264 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $299. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 37 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($299\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $200 and $450.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 96.5% (219 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 3.5% (8 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 37
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $275
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 37.5%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Floating World Auctions: 30 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 13 lots
- Eldred's: 11 lots
- Oakridge Auction Gallery: 10 lots
- Weschler's: 9 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 7 lots
- Potomack Company: 7 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 7 lots
- Caza Sikes: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-24 | SADAO WATANABE \(Japan, 1913\-1996\), "Woman of Canaan"., Woodblock print, 26" x 23". Framed 32" x 28". | Eldred's | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sadao-watanabe-japan-1913-1996-woman-of-canaan-woodblock-print-26-x-23-framed-32-x-28-3588-c-5c8487f91c
2. 2025-10-24 | SADAO WATANABE \(Japan, 1913\-1996\), Lamentation Over the Body of Christ., Woodblock print, 27" x 23". Framed 32" x 28". | Eldred's | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sadao-watanabe-japan-1913-1996-lamentation-over-the-body-of-christ-woodblock-print-27-x-23-framed-32-x-28-3589-c-0544a4d8c7
3. 2025-10-24 | SADAO WATANABE \(Japan, 1913\-1996\), The Good Samaritan., Woodblock print, 12" x 16". Framed 15" x 18". | Eldred's | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sadao-watanabe-japan-1913-1996-the-good-samaritan-woodblock-print-12-x-16-framed-15-x-18-3587-c-a60412db69
4. 2024-02-18 | Sadao Watanabe \- Mid Century Screen Print \- Christ Carrying Cross | Burns Auction & Appraisal, LLC. | $275
5. 2024-02-18 | Sadao Watanabe \- Mid Century Screen Print \- Bible Story | Burns Auction & Appraisal, LLC. | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sadao-watanabe-mid-century-screen-print-bible-story-275-c-c174a35a3c
6. 2018-01-16 | SADAO WATANABE \(Japan, 1913\-1996\) three hand color | O'Gallerie | $2,000
7. 2026-01-24 | Sadao Watanabe, Japanese 1913\-1996, Pelican | Black Art Auction | $150
8. 2026-01-24 | Sadao Watanabe, Japanese 1913\-1996, The Last Supper | Black Art Auction | $500
9. 2025-12-16 | Sadao Watanabe \(1913\-1996\), "Job and his Wife," 1965\-66 | John Moran Auctioneers | $222
10. 2025-12-16 | Sadao Watanabe \(1913\-1996\), Two figures, 1965 | John Moran Auctioneers | $594
11. 2025-11-05 | Sadao Watanabe 'Last Supper' Woodcut SIGNED 1973 | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $125
12. 2025-11-05 | Sadao Watanabe 'Noah's Ark' Woodcut SIGNED 1974 | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $150
13. 2025-11-05 | Sadao Watanabe 'Jesus' Woodcut' SIGNED 1972 | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $175
14. 2025-11-05 | Sadao Watanabe 'Last Supper' Woodcut SIGNED 1973 | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $125
15. 2025-11-05 | Sadao Watanabe 'St. Peter & Key' Woodcut SIGNED | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $150
16. 2025-11-05 | Sadao Watanabe 'Good Shepherd' Woodcut SIGNED | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $225
17. 2025-11-04 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese 1913–1996\), Two Figures with Birds, Stencil Print, Signed and dated 1977 l.r., and numbered 29/70 l.l., Frame: 27 x 23 in. \(68.6 x 58.4 cm.\) | Weschler's | $300
18. 2025-10-16 | SADAO WATANABE \(JAPANESE, 1913\-1996\) NOAH'S ARK WOODBLOCK PRINT | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $170
19. 2025-10-16 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese/American 1913\-1996\) "St. Francis Preaches to the Birds", 1971 Woodblock, stencil, edition 43/70 Signed and dated lower right Sadao Watanabe 1971 27 3/4" x 23 1/4" | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $400
20. 2025-10-16 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese/American 1913\-1996\) "The First Miracle", Christ turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana, 1971 Woodblock, stencil, edition 37/70 Signed and dated lower right Sadao Watanabe 1971 27 3/4" ... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $275
21. 2025-10-12 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese, 1913\-1996\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $150
22. 2025-10-07 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese 1913 \- 1996\), They Lowered the Paralyzed Man, 1964, Color Stencil Print, Edition 17/50, Frame 32 x 28 1/2 in. \(81.3 x 72.4 cm.\) | Weschler's | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sadao-watanabe-japanese-1913-1996-they-lowered-the-paralyzed-man-1964-color-stencil-print-edition-17-50-frame-32-x-28-1-2-in-81-3-x-72-4-cm-502-c-b01f776b1c
23. 2025-09-21 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese, 1913\-1996\) Noah's Ark, Signed Stencil Print | Hoch LTD. | $220
24. 2025-09-21 | Sadao Watanabe \(Japanese, 1913\-1996\) Jacob At The Well, Signed Stencil Print | Hoch LTD. | $90

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