Men of Culture 2001

C1848

C1849

Issue	Men of Culture 2001
First Day	November 5, 2001
Value	80 yen
Quantity	9,000,000 copies	9,000,000 copies
Designs	Motoori Norinaga	Takemoto Gidayu
Size	25.0 x 35.5 mm	25.0 x 35.5 mm
Printing	Photogravure in 5 colours and intaglio 1 colour	Photogravure in 5 colours and intaglio 1 colour
Sheet	10 stamps (2 x 5)	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Designers	Mimata Mie (public service designer)	Oikawa Shigeru (engraver of the printing bureau)
Catalog No.	C1848	C1849
First Day of Issue Postmarks	Matsuzaka Post Office
First Day of Issue Postmarks	Tennouji Post Office

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(Small Note for the Issue)

C1848: (Motoori Norinaga, 1730-1801), he was a classical scholar of the late Edo period. The stamp depicts self-portrait at the age of 44 and his handwriting taken from "Kojiki-den."

C1849: (Takemoto Gidayu, 1651-1714), he was an originator of the Gidayu-bushi style of chanting that is associated with the Bunraku professional puppet theater. The stamp depicts his portrait and contemporary illustration.