| Ancient Paintings | |
Stamps depicting the Lo Han paintings during Song Dynasty.
Liu Song Nian a native of Qiantang (modern Hangzhou), was a Chinese figure and landscape painter who was one of the greatest masters of the Southern Song dynasty. Liu was primarily a figure painter. Typically, his works featured relatively large figures executed in a detailed manner and placed close to the spectator in the picture plane. Typical examples are his Lohan paintings (dated 1207), in which his protagonists are placed in elaborate landscape settings. In such works, all forms are painted in meticulous detail in ink and watercolor. The facial expressions of his figures are vivid and the patterns in which their clothing drapes are very intricate. Such descriptive interest is also demonstrated in Five Tang Scholars, in which the main scene is again placed at the front of the picture plane. |
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| Issued Country | Taiwan (R.O.C) |
| Issued Year | 12.11.1982 |
| Category | Buddhist Personality Buddhist Arts |
| Type | First Day Cover |