Special 60 Ancient Painting of Flowers and Birds Stamps (1969) (D060)

Stamp SN : D060
Stamp Name : Special 60 Ancient Painting of Flowers and Birds Stamps (1969)
Stamp Cat Standard : Special Stamps
Stamp Cat : Birds,Flowers,Calligraphy & Paintings
Issue date : 1969-10-09
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 36x51
Printer : Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Japan
Sheet composition : 10×5
Process : Photogravure
Paper : Photogravure stamp paper
Perforation : 13 1/2
Photographer : Liu Pao-chin

Each stamp of this set features a masterpiece of flower and bird painting, selected from the Palace Museum collection. Their particulars are as follows： 1.00 Picture of Wild Flowers and Pheasants of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.), by artist Lu Chih. The original painting is on paper measuring 58.7 × 146.4 cm. 2.50 Picture of Bamboos and Birds of the Sung dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), artist on known. The original painting is on silk, measuring 109.9 × 185 cm. 5.00 Picture of Flowers and Birds of the Sung dynasty, artist unknown. The original painting is on silk, measuring 74.3 × 136.8 cm. 8.00 Picture of Twin Cranes under Shade of Flowers by Jesuit lay brother G. Castiglione (1688-1766 A.D.), who came to Peking (now Peiping) in 1715 and served as court painter to three emperors of the Ching dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.).The original painting is on silk, measuring 93.1 × 170.7 cm.