Japan - Japanese Theatre Series I "KABUKI" 1970

JAPANESE THEATRE SERIES POSTAGE STAMPS (I) "KABUKI"
Date of issue: 10 July 1970

KABUKI has its origin in "Nenbutsu-odori" (a sort of Buddhistical dancing) led by a woman named Okuni of Izumo at Shijo-gawara, Kyoto about the beginning of 17th century.
As it became popular and was cherished as a peculiar entertainment among the people, "Nenbutsu-odori" was played with variations and has become theatre as what it is.

Design : "Musume Dojoji" posture dancing
Denomination : 15 yen
Size of impression: 25mm x 35.5mm
Printing process : Photogravure
Sheet composition: 20 (4 x 5) stamps
Photograped by : Chiaki Yoshida
Arranged by : Hitoshi Otsuka
Quantity issued : 23,000,000

Design : "Sukeroku" one of the Kabuki repertory
Denomination : 15 yen
Size of impression: 25mm x 35.5mm
Printing process : Intalgio and lithographic
Sheet composition: 20 (4 x 5) stamps
Photograped by : Kakichi Hayashi
Arranged by : Saburo Watanabe
Quantity issued: 23,000,000 stamps

Design : "Kanjincho", one of the Kabuki repertory
Denomination : 50 yen
Size of impression: 48mm x 33mm
Printing process : Photogravure
Sheet composition: 10 (2 x 5) stamps
Photograped by : Chiaki Yoshida
Arranged by : Hideo Hasebe
Quantity issued : 13,000,000 stamps