Special 113  Ancient Chinese Figure Paintings Postage Stamps (1975)

Stamp SN D113
Stamp Name Special 113  Ancient Chinese Figure Paintings Postage Stamps (1975)
Stamp Cat Standard Special Stamps
Stamp Cat Mammals, Calligraphy & Paintings
Issue date 1975-06-18
Suspersion date
Dimension of stamps(mm.)
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.)
Printer Courvoiser S.A., Switzerland
Drawer
Designer
Photographer Wu Cheng-fang
Engraver
Creative Director
Sheet composition 10×5
Print color
Process Photogravure
Paper Photogravure stamp paper
Back
Perforation 12

Description

  To promote the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement, a set of〝Ancient Chinese Figure Paintings Postage Stamps〞was released. The paintings are as follows:

2.00  Cloth-bag Lohan by Chang Hung (1577-1688), Ming dynasty: Ink on paper.Size30.3 cm. by 60 cm. Hanging Scroll.

4.00  Lao-tzu Riding a Buffalo by Chao Pu-chih (1053-1110), Sung dynasty: Ink on paper.Size 20.4 cm. by 50.6 cm. Hanging Scroll.

5.00  Portrait of Shih-te by Wang Wen (1497-1576), Ming dynasty: Ink on paper. Size 54.4 cm. by 117.8 cm. Hanging Scroll.

8.00  Splashed-ink Immortal by Liang Kai (active early 13th century), Sung dynasty: Ink on paper. Size 27.7 cm. by 48.7 cm. An album leaf in the album 〝Ming-hua lin-lang tse.〞.