2005-25, Goddess of the River Luo《洛神赋图》

Stamp Title: Goddess of the River Luo
Serial number: 2005-25
Values in set: 10
Date of issue: September 28, 2005
Denomination: 800 fen
Designer: Wang Huming
Size of stamps:
50*30 mm for item 1, 2, 8, 10;
60*30 mm for item 3, 5, 6, 7;
40*30 mm for item 4, 9;
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 10
Size of sheet: 276*110 mm
Printing process: Offset
Printing House: Henan Post & Telecom Printing Works

The painting of “Goddess of the River Luo” was drawn by the famous artist Gu Kaizhi (348 – 409) of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is about six meters in length ans was created in ink with light color on a silk scroll. The theme of the painting came from the namesake poetic prose written by Cao Zhi (192 – 232), from Wei of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Zhi described his love as Luoshen (Goddess of the River Luo), expressing his strong feeling for her. Based on the description of the prose, the painting vividly portrays the artistic mood in three parts. Gu’s style of painting is bold, natural and easy. Gu Kaizhi, styling himself Changkang, was born in Wuxi in todays’s Jiangsu Province. He was a versatile man who was good at painting, and figure painting in particular. His paintings are life-like and he is known for his brilliant finishing touches. “Goddess of the River Luo” is one of his masterpieces.

2005-25 《洛神赋图》特种邮票
（10-1）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-2）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-3）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-4）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-5）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-6）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-7）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-8）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-9）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
（10-10）T 洛神赋图(局部) 80分 890万枚
志号：2005-25
发行日期：2005年9月28日
邮票规格：50×30毫米（第一图、第二图、第八图和第十图）、60×30毫米（第三图、第五图、第六图和第七图）、40×30毫米（第四图和第九图）
齿孔度数：12度
整张枚数：10枚（连印）
整张规格：276×110毫米
版别：胶雕套印
防伪方式：防伪纸张、防伪油墨、荧光喷码
设计者：王虎鸣
资料提供：故宫博物院
印制厂：河南省邮电印刷厂