Japan – Scott # 1401-02

Description

This mint never hinged pair from Japan, Scott #1401–1402, features reproductions of modern Japanese paintings depicting intimate scenes of everyday life, each issued with a 50-yen denomination. The designs draw from Japan’s figurative painting tradition, emphasizing emotion, domesticity, and human connection.

One stamp portrays a mother holding an infant, rendered in soft pastel tones with delicate linework and gentle color transitions. The composition conveys tenderness and quiet intimacy, reflecting themes of family, care, and maternal devotion that are central to Japanese visual culture.

The companion stamp presents a genre interior scene with two women dressed in richly patterned kimono, captured mid-interaction within a domestic setting. The painterly style emphasizes texture, fabric, and gesture, offering a more vibrant and narrative-driven contrast to the serene simplicity of the first design.

Together, the pair highlights the expressive range of modern Japanese painting, balancing quiet emotional restraint with detailed realism. Issued as part of Japan’s fine art stamp program, these stamps appeal strongly to collectors of art, figurative painting, cultural life, and Japanese heritage themes.

The pair is offered MNH, with full original gum, fresh color, and clean, well-defined perforations throughout.

Scott Catalog Numbers: 1401–1402
Country: Japan
Denomination: ¥50 (x2)
Subject: Modern Japanese Paintings
Theme: Art / Culture / Painting / Daily Life
Format: Pair of Stamps
Condition: Mint Never Hinged (MNH)