What are the design features of the first round of Zodiac stamps?

The first round of Zodiac stamps (1980-1991)12 Zodiac stamps were issued in a hurry on February 15 of that year, and all the other1stamps were issued in that year. From 1980 to 19 1 (from the year of Geng Shen to the year of Wei Xin), there are 1 set of zodiac stamps every year. In the first round of Zodiac stamps, the face value of the first 1 1 (monkey ticket to horse ticket) is 8. Starting from the second sheet of 1 round, it will be issued at 65438+ on June 5 every year, and the small promissory note of the zodiac will be issued at the same time as the stamp until the year of Xin Weiyang.

As can be seen from the first round of Zodiac stamps, the main picture of the full set of stamps is diversified: the design style of the first monkey ticket is decorative, but the shape is very vivid. It can be described by a word "lifelike". Among other tickets, the chicken ticket and the cow ticket are more realistic and slightly "modern"; Mouse tickets are almost animated. Except for these three pieces, the rest are traditional and folk decorative styles, such as imitation decorative bricks for dog tickets; Pigs, dragons and snakes are decorative paintings that absorb folk clay sculpture modeling and coloring techniques; Tigers, rabbits and horses are paper-cut, while sheep are like cloth toys. Among them, the dates of chicken, dog, rat, pig, cow and sheep skillfully use the traditional seal cutting form of our country, and the attached seal is printed on the ticket face to match with the main picture, which not only has national characteristics, but also adds a little beauty.

monkey

T46 "Year of Geng Shen" (Year of the Monkey), with a print run of 5 million copies, is overprinted by shadow play carving. Former painter, designer Shao Bolin and sculptor Jiang.

There are three reasons why the monkey ticket is so expensive: First, this stamp is the first set of new China Zodiac stamps issued by China Stamp Corporation in February 1980 (Geng Shennian). The print run is the least among 12 Zodiac stamps, with only 5 million stamps (but the actual circulation is estimated to be only 4.3 million), and it was used in large quantities at that time, so it really exists. Secondly, stamps are jointly produced by famous painters, designers and sculptors. The original design was written by Mr. Shao Bolin and carved by Mr. Jiang. It is a masterpiece of three masters, with strong artistic effect and vivid modeling. Every hair of a monkey is lifelike.

chicken (as food)

In T58, the print run was 93 1. 1.6 million pieces, shadow play overprint, process design and Sun Hongnian sculpture. The special designer of stamps is Zhang Ding, a famous contemporary painter in China. The pattern depicts a rooster holding his head high to announce the dawn with decorative paintings, and juxtaposes the rooster feathers in various colors, which is also a freehand brushwork of colored feathers.

dog

The print run of T70 Ren Xunian (Dog) is 65,438+0,465,438+0,654,38+0,654,38+0,600 pieces. It is overprinted by shadow carving, designed by Zhou Lingjian and carved with high-quality seals. The design uses ceramic paintings, and the blue background reflects a black dog. It stands very high, fits perfectly and vividly depicts the shape of a domestic dog.

pig

T80 "Year of the Pig in Guihai" has a print run of12,759,600 pieces, which is overprinted by the shadow sculpture designed by Lu Tianjiao and carved by Zhao Shunyi. The design is a pig created by Han Meilin, a famous painter in China. Draw the pig as a big head and a small body, round and chubby, lively and lovely, which is very exaggerated. The pig holds its head high, its front and rear legs are wide, its small tail is twisted skillfully, as if it is running forward vigorously, and it also calls back from time to time, which not only has a strong sense of action, but also looks very clever. The heart-shaped green leaves painted on the pig are very eye-catching Although the image has a traditional paper-cut style, it also means a happy life with a heart, full of folk joy and festive atmosphere.

mouse

T90 was a year of Jiazi (Rat), with a print run of 265,438+0,876,800 pieces. It was overprinted by the design shadow sculpture, carved by Hu Zhenyuan and Zhou. The pattern is an interesting and lovely mouse created by China famous cartoonist Zhan Tong. The mouse has eight clear beards on its mouth, a pair of big ears, a slender tail strutting around, and a pair of small eyes bright and greedy, which makes it look smart and humorous. After the cartoon technique, the mouse is no longer an abomination that everyone shouts, but stands on two legs, with a pair of curved claws arched slightly on his chest, with a humorous face, as if to congratulate people on the New Year and spoil the fun of the Spring Festival celebration. In the use of color, the gray mouse leaves blank in knees, ears, mouth and other places, and the fullness of pale yellow gives people a bright and harmonious feeling. The "Jiazi Year" of Red Seal highlights the icing on the cake.

cattle

T 102 ugly year (ox), with a print run of 95,552,600 pieces, overprinted by shadow carvings, designed by others and carved by Yan Bingwu. Yao Zhonghua, the original painting designer, likes to paint cows, strong and indomitable cows. It is because he painted cows that he became the designer of this set of stamps for the Year of the Ox. To this end, he created many sketches of cattle, some bowed their heads and some held their heads high. And this cow is even more powerful, with its head held high, whistling, with a sense of weight, dynamic stability, moral, bold and dignified lines.

tiger

T 107 The Year of the Tiger of Bing Yin has a print run of126,632,600 pieces, and the shadow sculpture overprint is designed by Zhang Guotao and carved by Hu Zhenyuan. The pattern is based on blue and purple, highlighting several bright spots such as eyes, king characters, stocks and tails. It is the result of the combination of Kandinsky's "Yellow is the light at night" and China folk art's "Yellow is breathable" by designer Zhang Guotao. The pattern design has gorgeous lines, powerful long tail and dignified appearance. Decorative painting is used to depict the mighty and childish tiger, which is simple and has both form and spirit. But some people think that Tiger Claw's design is not good.

rabbit

T 1 12 Ding Maonian (Rabbit), print run 1 148 16500 pieces, overprint shadow sculpture, designed by Li Fangfang, carved by Sun Hongnian. Designer Li Fangfang said that when designing this set of stamps, she was a little embarrassed by the restricted white background, but it was this white background that inspired her to express the picture with high profile. Except for the text, other content does not need to be black. In addition to a simple outline that has not changed much, it gradually turns gray to highlight the soft white rabbit body, and learns paper-cutting as a decorative expression, using magenta and magenta, in order to achieve a beautiful and fresh feeling. After the release, it was said that the drooping rabbit tail was wrong in design, because the rabbit tail would not droop until it died.

dragon

T 124 "the Year of the Loong", print run 1239 16500 pieces, overprint shadow sculpture, ancestor design and multi-peak sculpture. The designer of this set of stamps is Zu Tian Li, a female college student. Two days before the review of the the Year of the Loong Zodiac Stamp Draft, the Stamp Issuing Bureau wanted her to participate in the application. She quickly created two works to submit, but unexpectedly, she stood out. When she revised the draft according to the judges' opinions, she really felt that the stamp design was getting more and more difficult, because a little change in the dragon head and whiskers would make Long Bian old, and a little change in the longan would make the dragon look fierce, while a thinner dragon would look like a snake. This dragon is not stunning in its majestic posture, nor mighty in its fierceness, but kind and lively.

snake

T 133 "year of the snake" (print run 126020500), shadow play overprint, designed by Lu and carved by Hu Zhenyuan. This set of zodiac snake tickets not only expresses year of the snake's happiness, but also eliminates people's fear of snakes. The designer chose a snake in the shape to reflect its dynamic and sacred feeling. Peony, lotus, autumn chrysanthemum and wintersweet bloom on the snake, symbolizing the peace of the four seasons. What is particularly wonderful is that the snake has a ganoderma lucidum fairy grass in its mouth, which avoids the long tongue that is frightening and disgusting and adds auspicious breath. The stamp picture has a strong overall sense, simple and concise shape, meaning reunion and aesthetic feeling. Snakes are commonly called dragons. In the ancient culture of China, snakes were worshipped as the totem ancestors of their ancestors, and the mythical Nu Wa was the snake head. Many legends and stories also have the images of snake lang and snake lady. In The Legend of the White Snake, the white snake, the white snake and the green snake, which turned into human beauties, have become the symbols of loyalty, love, courage and chivalry in people's minds for many years.

horse

T 146 printed copies 13 1 176500 sets, which are overprinted by shadow carving, designed by Zou Jianjun and carved by Hu Zhenyuan. This set of stamps for the Year of the Horse was the first set of stamps for the China Zodiac created by professional stamp designers at that time. Designer Zou Jianjun said that this pony may not be very symmetrical compared with the real horse, but it does give people a lovely pony feeling. In her design conception, she drew a lot of inspiration from folk art forms and referred to folk small toys in northern Shaanxi. Therefore, this pony is not only cute, but also has folk flavor and rich decoration, bright colors and strong contrast. The black pony raises a front hoof, as if to run, full of movement, showing lively vitality, implying the image and sex of the Chinese nation. However, after the birth ticket was issued, the right front leg of the horse was designed to bend forward, causing a horse leg storm.

sheep

T 159 Xin Weinian (sheep), print run 1248 16500 pieces, overprint shadow sculpture, designed by Lei Hanlin, carved by Hu Zhenyuan. Designer Lei Hanlin used folk cloth toys to design this simple black flower "back sheep". He said that there are three reasons for his creation: first, it seems to be reviewing and summarizing the success of reform and development in the past ten years, and it also symbolizes my own constant pursuit and reflection on art; The second is the last set of this round of Zodiac stamps, with feet forward and heads backward, forming a trend of head-to-tail care and unification before and after, without losing the sense of integrity; Third, the Year of the Sheep is also a concept of time. This sheep seems to warn people to cherish time. 12 is just a flick of a finger. In addition, the typical characteristics of sheep are mainly in the head, which is the focus of people's aesthetics, while horns and whiskers are the key objects. Therefore, the goat's horn shape is regarded as a pair of strong right angles, showing a tenacious character; The goatee shape uses several decorative curves with a sense of rhythm and rhythm, which are painted under the sheep's mouth, adding a little elegance to the whole sheep.