Stamp Title: Dazu Stone Carvings
Serial number: 2002-13
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Avalokitesvara of the Sun and Moon in the North Mountain (Song Dynasty), 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-2), Samantabhadra in the North Mountain (Song Dynasty), 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-3), Three Avatamasaka Sages in the Holy Summit Mountain (Song Dynasty), 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-4), Statues in the Cave of the Three Emperors in the Stone Gate Mountain (ibid), 80 fen, 40*30 mm
Souvenir Sheet: 1
Denomination: 3.20 yuan
Denomination of S/S: 8 yuan
Date of issue: 18th June 2002
Designer: Ren Guoen
Size of stamps: 40*30 mm
Size of S/S : 130*95 mm
Size of S/S stamp : 40*60 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 20
Printing process: offset for the stamps; photogravure for the S/S
Printer for the stamPs: Shenyang Post & Telecommunication Printing Works;
Printer for S/S: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
Background Introduction
The over 50,000 stone carvings on the precipices in Dazu County, Sichuan Province are distributed in 40-odd spots in the North and Holy Summit Mountains and other places. Most of them are Buddhist carvings, the rest being Taoist and Confucian. The earliest carvings date back to AD 650 in the Tang Dynasty. Most carvings were done in the Song Dynasty, and some in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The large group of carvings includes a rich variety of subjects and images. Besides large and small carvings of Buddha, there are carvings of palaces , birds, animals, landscapes, etc. With perfect workmanship, great variety, and national and popular characteristics, the carvings are distinct in Chinese grotto art, being one of the representatives of later Chinese grottoes..
2002年特种邮票《大足石刻》
国家邮政局2002年6月18日发行《大足石刻》特种邮票1套4枚,小型张1枚。
(4-1)T 北山·日月观音(宋) 80分 1395万枚
(4-2)T 北山·普贤菩萨(宋) 80分 1395万枚
(4-3)T 宝顶山·华严三圣(宋) 80分 1395万枚
(4-4)T 石门山·三皇洞造像(宋) 80分 1350万枚
小型张:宝顶山·千手观音(宋) 800分 1290万枚
志号:2002-13
版别:胶印
小型张版别:影写
齿孔度数:12度
全套面值:1120分
邮票规格:30×40 毫米
整张枚数:20(4×5)
小型张外形规格:130×95毫米
小型张邮票规格:40×60毫米
设计者:任国恩
摄影:任国恩、袁学军
邮票印刷厂:辽宁省沈阳邮电印刷厂
小型张印刷厂:北京邮票厂
邮票赏析及背景知识介绍:
大足石刻始创于唐永徽元年(公元650年),历经晚唐、五代,盛于两宋,绵延明清。其中全国重点文物保护单位有5处即北山(包括北塔)、宝顶山、南山、石门山、石篆山石刻也即“五山石刻”(世界遗产部分),重庆市文物保护单位有4处即尖山子、舒成岩、妙高山石刻、千佛岩石刻,大足县文物保护单位有66处如西山、圣水寺、三教寺、青山院、老君庙、半边庙、七拱桥、普和寺、陈家岩石刻等。北山、宝顶山、南山、石门山、石篆山是大足石刻中最具规模、最有价值、艺术最精美的石刻造像代表。
大足石刻是中国石窟艺术宝库中的一颗璀璨明珠,与云岗、龙门鼎足而三,齐名敦煌,是中国晚期石窟艺术的优秀代表。她集中国石窟艺术之大成,把中国石窟艺术推上了一个新的高峰:她是一件伟大的艺术杰作,对中国石窟艺术的创新发展有重要贡献,是石窟艺术生活化的典范,为中国佛教密宗史增添了新的一页,并且生动地反映了中国民间宗教信仰的重大发展变化。正因如此,1999年12月1日大足石刻被联合国教科文组织做为文化遗产列入《世界遗产名录》。
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