Philatelic Week 2000


C1770: ( left )	C1771: ( right )

Issue	Philatelic Week 2000
Date of Issue	20 April 2000 (Heisei 12)
Denomination	80 yen
Quantity	25,000,000 copies each
Design	"Ryu-ko-zu (dragon and tiger)" by Morita Motoharu
Image Area	33.0 X 42.0 millimeters
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colors
Sheet	10 stamps ( 5 X 2 )
Designer	Morita Motoharu
First Day of Issue Postmark	Tokyo Central Post Office
Catalog NO.	C1770(left),C1771(right)

Japanese Stamp Specialized Catalog (JSCA) & SAKURA Catalog numbers are adopted.

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(Small Notes for the issue)

The stamp depict "Dragon and Tiger" by Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908). The painting was exhibited in the 1900 Paris World Exposition and awarded the silver medal. It is in possession of the Imperial Household Agency. Hashimoto Gaho was one of the last Kano school Painters as well as a pioneering modern artist, who introduced new concepts of light and colors to the traditional painting.