Stamp SN | D161 |
Stamp Name | Special 161 Ancient Chinese Jade Articles Postage Stamps (Issue of 1980) |
Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
Stamp Cat | Antiques |
Issue date | 1980-05-20 |
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 | 10×10 |
Print color | |
Process | Photogravure |
Paper | Photogravure stamp paper |
Back | |
Perforation | 12 |
The four jade articles used as the subjects of this set of stamps were recommended by the National Palace Museum. They are described as follows:
2.00 Kuang Decorated with Coiled Hornless Dragons Sung Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.) Height: 15.4 cm. Diameter: 8.5 cm
5.00 Dark Green Jade Melon-shaped Brush Washer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) Length: 11.6 cm. Height: 4.1 cm
8.00 Bluish Jade Po Monk's Alms Bowl with Dragon Ching Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) Height: 7.8 cm. Diameter of mouth: 15.2 cm.
10.00 Yellow Jade Brush Washer with Coiled Hornless Dragons Ching Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) Height: 8 cm. Maximum expanse at mouth: 18.8 cm.