Stamp Title: Painted Statues of the Jinci Temple
Serial number: 2003-15
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Ruyi Maid, 80 fen, 27*40 mm
(4-2), Maid Holding a Towel, 80 fen, 27*40 mm
(4-3), Maid Carrying a Royal Seal, 80 fen, 27*40 mm
(4-4), Singing and Dancing Maid, 200 fen, 27*40 mm
Denomination: 4.40 yuan
Date of issue: 16th August 2003
Designer: Ling Lianwei
Size of stamps: 27*40 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition:
24 for Sheet I
8 for Sheet II
Printing process: Photogravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House
Background Introduction:
There are over 40 Song-dynasty painted statues of imperial maids in the Goddess Hall of the Jinci Temple at the foot of the Xuanweng Mountain southwest of the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi province. They are in different poses, with various appearances and expressions, full figures and in colourful and elegant dresses. Some are cleaning, some dressing up, and some sing and dancing. These statues reflect people’s ordinary life, and represent the realistic style and superb skills of the Song-dynasty artists. The beautiful, vivid, lifelike statues contain the quintessence of sculpture of ancient Chine women. These world-famous masterpieces are among the three superb treasures of the Jinci Temple, the other two being the Nanlao Spring (Never Aging Spring) and the Zhou Cypress.
- (4-1), Ruyi Maid, 80 fen, 27*40 mm
- (4-2), Maid Holding a Towel, 80 fen, 27*40 mm
- (4-3), Maid Carrying a Royal Seal, 80 fen, 27*40 mm
- (4-4), Singing and Dancing Maid, 200 fen, 27*40 mm
2003年特种邮票《晋祠彩塑》
国家邮政局2003年8月16日发行《晋祠彩塑》特种邮票1套4枚。
(4-1)T 如意侍女 80分 900万枚
(4-2)T 持巾侍女 80分 900万枚
(4-3)T 奉玺侍女 80分 900万枚
(4-4)T 歌舞侍女 2元 870万枚
志号:2003-15
版别:影写
邮票规格:27×40毫米
齿孔度数:12度
整张枚数:版式一24(8×3)、版式二8枚(第1、2图连印,第3、4图连印。各1版)
外型规格:版式一240×160毫米、版式二166×106毫米(发行48万版)
邮票设计者:凌连伟
版式二边饰设计者:郝旭东
摄影者:张华斌
印制厂:北京邮票厂
邮票赏析及背景知识介绍:
晋祠,又名王祠,是全国重点文物保护单位之一,位于太原市西南郊25公里处的悬瓮山麓晋祠镇。原为纪念周武王次子晋国开国君主唐叔虞而建,修建年代已不可考,现存建筑主要建造于宋金时期,北魏郦道元的《水经注》就有唐叔虞祠?即晋祠的记载。
圣母殿是晋祠的主体,也是现在晋祠最古老的建筑始建于北宋年间,建筑学家们认为这个殿是宋代建筑的代表作。圣母指周武王王后姜邑,她是姜太公的女儿、叔虞的母亲,被当地人奉为晋水水神,并修建了圣母殿,供人们在天旱时前来祭祀。圣母殿中有彩绘塑像43尊,主像为圣母,高2.28米,端坐木制神龛内,其余42尊侍从分列龛外两侧,其中宦官像5尊,女官像4尊,侍女像33尊,除龛内三小像为后补外,其余均为北宋元年间(约1082年左右)原塑。在众多的侍女像中,有一尊作品最为出色。她是年龄最小的一个,头微微左倾,双手放在胸前,身材窈窕,双肩瘦削,显得略有些单薄,头上梳着当时流行的发髻,面容清秀俊美,眉毛上挑,显得小心谨慎。作品将少女初入宫闱、未谙世事和拘谨小心的神态表现得维妙维肖。其他侍女有的持物而立,有的载歌载舞,有的喜形于色,有的心事重重,有的老成持重,有的天真无邪,形象性格十分丰富多彩。
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