Official Pictoria of 2012 Ancient Chinese Painting-3 Friends & 100 Birds Souvenir Sheet(s/s). Formosa(Taiwan), Rep of China.
First day of issued:Nov 22,2012.
Weight: 490gm.
The cover of the pictorial is made of hard golden paper with red and black foil stamping, and the front features colorful flowers and birds printed on a fabric paper.
There are following items in the pictoria:
1.s/s Type B(printed on paper):160 × 60(mm.)
2.s/s Type A( printed on silk ):55 × 85(mm.) The 1st silk stamp of Formosa(Taiwan), Rep of China.
3.Set of 3 pre-canceled official Maxi cards of Type B.
4.Pre-canceled FDC of Type B.
Mint & never hinged(mnh).
The photo is only an example.
Souvenir Sheet(s/s) Type A (printed on silk )-One souvenir sheet features the full scroll with a denomination of NT$70.
Souvenir Sheet(s/s) Type B (printed on paper)-The other one features three stamps, each highlighting a portion of the original masterpiece, with denominations of NT$5, NT$10, and NT$12.
The highly decorative painting features nearly 100 birds perched on bamboo, as well as pine and plum blossom branches. Court paintings of its era often carry symbolic meanings to denote auspiciousness.
The “Three Friends of the Winter” refer to pine, bamboo, and plum blossom. Among them, plum blossom symbolizes integrity for its cold hardiness; bamboo is a homonym of a Chinese character that means “blessing,” and pine symbolizes longevity.
Though the painting depicts 97 birds, it includes “a hundred birds” in the title to indicate the multitude of birds being featured. Furthermore, the number 100 is regarded as auspicious in Chinese. In consideration of the fact that it was painted for the court, it may also signify “the hundred birds pay homage to the phoenix,” an expression of great reverence. Resembling a spot in a mountain forest where 100 birds have gathered, the entire scroll is fascinating.
For the first time ever in this post, the souvenir sheet featuring the entire scroll is printed on silk paper. The elegant silk further helps to shine a spotlight on the fine strokes of this masterpiece.
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