Japanese Art Stamps — Third Gallery
The series started in 1955 (compare with the renown arts series of France, started only in 1961) with a work of the woodcut artist Utamaro (shown on the precedent page).
It publicized the Philatelic Week and was dedicated to the 150th death anniversary of this great artist.
Background: Shibata Zesshin (1807-1891). Blossom branches and bamboo. Cologne, Herbig-Haarhaus Lacquer Museum.