Stamp Title: Hetian Jade《和田玉》
Serial number: 2012-21
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Jade Exorcizing Evil Spirit (Bi Xie), 120 fen, 40 * 30 mm
(4-2), Jade Bi with Grain Design, 120 fen, 30 * 40 mm
(4-3), Jade Cup with Gold-coated Silver Plate, 120 fen, 40 * 30 mm
(4-4), Jade Sculpture of Two Children Bathing an Elephant, 120 fen, 30 * 40 mm
Denomination: 480 fen
Date of issue: August 28, 2012
Size of stamp:
30 * 40 mm for Value 2, 4;
40 * 30 mm for Value 1, 3;
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 12
Size of sheet:
190 * 152 mm for Value 2, 4;
152 * 190 mm for Value 1, 3
Size of M/S: 125 * 100 mm
Printing process: Offset
Designer of stamp: Cao Guowei
Printer: Henan Provincal Postage Stamp Printing House
和田玉是一种软玉,俗称真玉。狭义上的讲的玉,一般指新疆和田玉。和田玉和陕西蓝田玉、河南南阳玉、甘肃酒泉玉、辽宁岫岩玉并称为中国五大名玉。和田玉出产于昆仑山脉,是中国古代开采量最大、使用时间最长、最受珍视的玉材,主要分黄玉、白玉、青玉、碧玉、墨玉五类。
新疆和田是和田玉的主要产区。玉龙喀什河,即古代著名的白玉河。这条河源于昆仑山,流入塔里木盆地后,与喀拉喀什河汇合成和田河,河流长 325公里,流域面积1.45万平方公里,河里盛产白玉、青玉和墨玉,自古以来是和田出玉的主要河流。和田玉的使用始干新石器时代晚期,殷商时期进入中原,并成为历代甫要的玉料来源。
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