Special 172 Ancient Chinese Enamelware Postage Stamps
| Stamp SN | D172 |
| Stamp Name | Special 172 Ancient Chinese Enamelware Postage Stamps |
| Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
| Stamp Cat | Antiques |
| Issue date | 1981-05-20 |
| 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 |
Description
The National Palace Museum, Taipei recommended four pieces of its Ming Dynasty enamelware collection to be featured on this new stamp set.
The four pieces are described briefly：
2.0 Brush washer with hornless`dragon handles, cloisonne enamel. Hsuan-te ware (1426-1435 A.D.) 5.0 Tsun, in the shape of a bronze ritual vessel, with three ring-handles, cloisonne enamel. Ching-tai ware (1450-1456 A.D.) 8.00 Plate with dragon decor, cloisonne enamel. Wan-li ware (1573-1620 A.D.) 10.00 Vase, cloisonne enamel. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.)