2002-02, Selected Works of Badashanren《八大山人作品选》

Badashanren (1626—1705), also known as Zhu Da, was an artist in the early Qing Dynasty. Born in Nanchang of Jiangxi, he was a descendant of the imperial clan of the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming Dynasty was overthrown, he became a monk and then a Taoist priest, and had a life full of frustrations. He was also good at poetry and handwriting. In most of his works, he expressed his feelings and unyieldingness through description of things, showing a stirring, majestic character in a sad, bleak tone. His paintings, following no set pattern, oftern express much in a few strokes. The vigorous, easy style embodies the artist’s strong feelings and unbending spirit. He painted fish and birds with exaggeration, drawing their eyes with a simple circle and a dot in it to give them odd looks, which is very original. Most of his paintings bear the signature of “Badashanren”. His special artistic style has had a profound influence on artists of later ages.

Stamp Title: Selected Works of Badashanren
Serial number: 2002-2
Values in set: 6
(6-1), A Couple of Eagles, 60 fen, 30*50 mm
(6-2), A Single Pine Tree, 80 fen, 30*50 mm
(6-3), Lotus Flowers, 80 fen, 30*50 mm
(6-4), Chrysanthemum in a Vase, 80 fen, 30*50 mm
(6-5), A Couple of Magpies on a Rock, 260 fen, 30*50 mm
(6-6), Landscape after Dong Yuan’s Style, 2.8 fen, 30*50 mm
Denomination: 8.40 yuan
Date of issue:20th January 2002
Designer: Wang Huming
Size of stamps: 30*50 mm
Perforation:12
Sheet composition: 15
Printing process: gravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

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2002-2 《八大山人作品选》特种邮票

T （6-1）双鹰图 60分 1360万枚
T （6-2）孤松图 80分 1430万枚
T （6-3）墨荷图 80分 1430万枚
T （6-4）瓶菊图 80分 1430万枚
T （6-5）双鹊大石图 260分 1350万枚
T （6-6）仿董源山水图 280分 1350万枚
志号：2002-2
发行日期：2002年1月20日
版别：影写
邮票规格：30×50毫米
齿孔度数：12度
整张枚数：15（4×4）
设计者：王虎鸣
原作品作者：明·八大山人
印刷厂：北京邮票厂