Taiwan 特298 Ancient Chinese Peacock Painting S/S, MNH

Item Specifics

Country

Taiwan (Formosa)

Catalog Number

298

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Souvenir Sheet

Item Description

Condition: MNH/OG/VF
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To introduce the exquisite classical art of our
country, this Directorate released a set of Ancient Chinese Painting
〝Peacocks〞Postage Stamps and a souvenir sheet (138×102 mm.). The
painting done by Lang Shin-ning (Giuseppe Castiglione 1688-1766) is in
the National Palace Museum collection.

The
painting is in ink and color on silk hanging scroll, 282 cm. wide and
328 cm. long. This painting depicts two peacocks in a garden. One is
standing under a flower and spreading its tail feathers while the other
is walking and looking back. The rocks in the garden are pretty and
magnolia, peony, rose and cherry-apple are all in bloom.

特遴選國立故宮博物院推薦之清郎世寧孔雀開屏圖古畫為題材，印製郵票及小全張1組，是項郵票之小全張（138x102）圖案係擷取孔雀開屏圖畫中之精華部分製作，郵票2枚則以特寫方式介紹神態高貴、色彩華麗之孔雀。
孔雀開屏圖古畫為絹本設色畫，橫282公分、縱328公分，為清代郎世寧所繪。郎氏，義大利米蘭人，1715年來華傳教，由馬國賢引見康熙帝，奉命學習中國畫，1723年奉召入內廷供奉，擅畫人物花鳥動物，其畫風承襲歐洲文藝復興之華美寫實並於中國傳統繪畫中加入西洋光影透視法以及西畫顏料，故凡諸所作，色彩濃艷，形象逼肖，自創一格。圖中2孔雀，1開屏立於花下，1舉步回顧，園中湖石玲瓏，玉蘭、牡丹、月季、海棠盛放。

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