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切手趣味週間 << 1997年(平成9年) 4月18日 >> 2-5-191

Philatelic Week Issued on April 18, 1997 (Heisei 9)

Philatelic Week Issued on April 18, 1997 (Heisei 9)
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued stamp hobby week stamps in April 1997. This time, Togyu Okumura's painting "Daigo" was adopted. Togyu Okumura is one of the leading Japanese painters in contemporary Japan. He is the director of the exhibition. He received the Order of Culture. He uses a brush to apply whitewash 100 times or 200 times, and is characterized by his work, which succeeds in very delicate color adjustment. He is famous for "Mt. Fuji" and is displayed in the Imperial Palace.