Zheng Banqiao (1693-1765), born in Xing Hua, Jiangsu province, is famous for his painting and calligraphy, inscription of stone tablets and poem. He was the magistrate in Fan and Wei Counties in Shandong province when he was 49. Having been dismissed from the office, he returned to his hometown -Yangzhou and made his living by selling paintings. He was good at painting bamboo, orchid and stone. Particularly, the harmonization of poem, calligraphy and paintings gained widely popularity. Based on Chinese regular script, cursive script, official script and seal character, he created a new kind of style of calligraphy combined the characteristic of regular script and official script.
Stamp Title: Selected Art Works by Zheng Banqiao
Serial number: 1993-15
Values in set: 6
Date of issue: November 22, 1993
Designers: Pan Keming; LuTianjiao
Size:
52*31mm for Values 1,2,5,6
31*52mm for Values 3,4
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 40
Printing process: offset
Printing House: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing Works
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