International Letter Writing Week 1998

International Letter Writing Week, C1680: 90 yen, C1682: 110 yen, and C1684: 130 yen
Greeting 1998, C1681: 90yen, C1683: 110 yen, C1685: 130 yen


IssueInternational Letter Writing Week/Greeting 1998
Date of Issue8 October 1998 (Heisei 10)
Period for SaleFrom 6 October 1998 (Heisei 10) to 5 February 1999 (Heisei 11)
DenominationsC1680 and C1681:
90 yen		C1682 and C1683:
110 yen		C1684 and C1685:
130 yen
QuantityC1680 and C1681:
15,000,000
se-tenant pairs		 C1682 and C1683:
15,000,000
se-tenant pairs		 C1684 and C1685:
15,000,000
se-tenant pairs
DesignsInter-
national
Letter
Writing
Week
(above)		C1680: Small fowls in
autumnal tints (a part),
"Pictures of birds, fowl
and plants in colour"
by Itou Jakuchu		 C1682: Mandarin ducks
in snow (a part),
"Pictures of birds, fowl
and plants in colour"
by Itou Jakuchu		 C1684: Butterflies
at peonies (a part),
"Pictures of birds, fowl
and plants in colour"
by Itou Jakuchu
Greeting
(below)		C1681: Parakeet
in a Japanese oak,
"Painted wood prints
of flowers and birds"
by Itou Jakuchu		 C1683: Golden pheasant
and bamboo in snow,
"Painted wood prints
of flowers and birds"
by Itou Jakuchu		 C1685: Parakeet
at roses,
"Painted wood prints
of flowers and birds"
by Itou Jakuchu
Image Area42.0 x 30.0 mm, horizontal
PrintingPhotogravure in 5 colours
Photogravure in 6 colours
Sheet10 stamps (5 x 2)
LayoutMorita Motoharu
First Day of
Issue Postmark		Kyoto Central Post Office

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


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(Small Notes for the Issue)

Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) was one of the representative pa8inters of the era in Kyoto. He is known for his meticulously detailed, almost surrealistic, dkepictions of exotic birds and fowl. He began by studying the techniques of the Kano school but, unsafisfied, went to study Chinese bird-and-flower painting.