Focus on this artwork and analyze the Philately.
Uemura Shōen's works have been selected as the subject of commemorative postage stamps twice by the Japanese government:1965: Jo no mai, to commemorate the 1965 Philatelic Week
1980: Mother and Child, as part of the Modern Art SeriesIn 2000, Uemura Shōen herself was the subject of a commemorative postage stamp under the Cultural Leaders Series by Japan Post.
In 2017, Shōen's work was featured in Uemura Shōen and Quintessential Bijinga, Paintings of Beautiful Women, a two month-long (August 29, 2017 - October 22, 2017) an exhibition organized by Yamatane Museum of Art and Nikkei Inc. The exhibition featured four sections: Uemura Shōen—Fragrant Beauty, Famous Women from Literature and History, Maiko and Geisha, Beauties Past and Present—Chic Japanese Garb Gorgeous Western Garb. Shōen dominated the selected works in the first section, with additional work being showcased in the second.
Japanese Japanese government commemorative postage stamp Painting