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Philatelic Week Issued on April 20, 1981 (Showa 56)

Philatelic Week Issued on April 20, 1981 (Showa 56) In April 1981, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued stamp hobby week stamps. This time, "Tachimi Yuhgao = standing figure of two beautiful women" by Harunobu Suzuki, an ukiyo-e artist from the Edo period, was adopted. Harunobu Suzuki gained popularity for his slender, pretty, and delicate facial expressions, and played a decisive role in the birth of woodblock multicolored nishiki-e, which had a great influence on the later development of ukiyo-e.