Good Shepherd
Artist
Watanabe Sadao
Japanese, 1913 - 1996
Date1967
PeriodShowa period (1926-1989)
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsH. 27 1/8 in x W. 23 3/8 in, H. 68.8 cm x W. 59.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB72D12
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPrints And Drawings
On View
Not on viewJesus said again, "I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep. All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness. I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.… As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them."—John 10:7–11, 14, and 15 (From The Holy Bible: Today's English Version, 2nd ed., copyright American Bible Society, 1992. Used by permission.)
