Stamp catalog : Stamp › Reliquary set, ~C13th, Temple Tōshōdai, Nara

Country:: Japan
Series:: 3rd National Treasure Series (2nd issue)
Catalog codes:: Michel JP 1744
Stamp Number JP 1743
Yvert et Tellier JP 1640
Stanley Gibbons JP 1900
Sakura JP C1189
Themes:: Art | Crafts | Temples | Turtles
Issued on:: 1987-07-17
Size:: 28 x 39 mm
Colors:: Multicolor
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Commemorative
Perforation:: comb 12¾
Printing:: Photogravure
Gum:: Ordinary
Face value:: 60 ¥ - Japanese yen
Print run:: 33,000,000
Score:: 11% Accuracy: Very High
Description:: Includes a pagoda-shaped gold reliquary with tortoise base and lotus flower arabesque; a white glass (hu-)pot for the bones of Buddha, with a seal of Emperor Go-Komatsu; Lace with square and round shapes wrapping the glass pot - Kamakura period - Reliquary set; wood covered with gold sheets (tortoise), gilt copper; white glass; knitwork, colored silk thread (navy blue, brown, etc.).
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