Taiwan 特633-Painting Calligraphy on the Fan S/S Bamboo Edition, MNH

Description

Hand-held fan started out as a useful tool became an objet d’art as literati of ancient times started inscribing poetry or paintings on the fan. With a wide arc that tapers off to a point, foldable fans make an excellent, unique medium for creative composition. They also lend a lovely flair to the artists’ work.
To raise better awareness of Chinese culture, Taiwan Post is issuing two souvenir sheets, featuring a work written in running-cursive script on a fan covering by Wen Zhengming of the Ming dynasty. The fan is a prized exhibit of the National Museum of History. Wen was a prominent painter and calligrapher. His signature penmanship includes the small regular script and running script. This particular piece is a seven-character regulated verse ("qilü"). The design of the stamp shown on this collection is a fan-shape. To add to philately interest, the stamp is printed on natural bamboo strip.
扇子原為實用之物，惟古代文人喜在扇面題詩作畫，而成風雅之物。摺扇半圓弧狀扇面，書畫布局特具巧思，更能展現作者筆墨意趣，在書畫中別樹一格。
為宣揚我國文化之美，本公司特以國立歷史博物館典藏之明朝文徵明「行草」扇面為題材，規劃小全張2張。文徵明能書善畫，書法以小楷及行書最具個人特色。本篇行草為七言律詩一首。本組小全張郵票圖案為扇形，為增添集郵趣味，郵票部分採天然竹片印製。
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