Philatelic Week 2006

C2002a	C2002b

Issue	Philatelic Week 2006
First Day	20 April 2006
Quantity	6,000,000 sets
Values	８０yen x 2
Designs	C2002a: Morning glories, by Maruyama Oukyo
	C2002b: Puppies, by Maruyama Oukyo
Layout	Kanematsu Fumiaki (stamp designer)
Size	25.0 x 35.5 mm
Printing	Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet	10 stamps (2 x 5)
Printer	National Printing Bureau

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The data are based on the publicity of Japan Post.

[Note on the Stamps]

The stamps depict a part of "Asagao-kushizu-sugito" by Maruyama Oukyo (1733-1795), which has been a part of cedar door originally made for Meigan'in in Nagoya. The painting is in possession of Tokyo National Museum.
There are oval perforation at each side of the stamps and "metallic multi-image" on the background.