Traditional Japanese House Series 4

C1640: House of the Kamios, C1641: House of the Nakamuras

IssueTraditional Japanese House Series 4
Date of Issue24 August 1998 (Heisei 10)
Denominations80 yen x 2
Quantity10,000,000 copies each
DesignsC1640: House of the KamiosC1641: House of the Nakamuras
Image Area36.0 x 36.0 mm, square
PrintingC1640: Photogravure in 5 colours
and Intaglio in 1 colour		C1641: Photogravure in 5 colours
and Intaglio in 1 colour
Sheet20 stamps (two sets of 2 x 5)
PhotographersC1640: Kanematsu FumiakiC1641: Hibi Sadao
EngraversC1640: Uematsu KoujiC1641: Sasaki Hirofumi
First Day of
Issue Postmark
(Hand-struck one)		Yamakuni Post OfficeNaha Central Post Office

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

(Note) The printing of the sheet of Traditional Japanese House Series 4 was
done by Photogravure in 5 colours and Intaglio in 2 colours


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(Small Notes for the Issue)

C1640: The house of the Kamios was built in 1771 in Oita prefecture. The characteristics of the house are its steep thatched roofs, the diagonally placed (Ganko-gata) four buildings, and the utilization of bamboo.

C1641: The original house of the Nakamuras was built in 1727 but its roofs were tiled during the second half of the Meiji era (around the 1890's to the 1910's). It is a typical house of wealthy farmer in the period of Ryukyu Kingdom representing both the characteristics of Japanese and Chinese contemporary building styles.