Hokusai Centenary Miniature Sheet

Japan · 1948 · 5円

A Japanese miniature sheet from 1948, featuring two 5 Yen stamps. Each stamp displays Katsushika Hokusai's famous woodblock print, 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa', with additional commemorative text.

Issued to commemorate the centenary of the renowned ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, this miniature sheet was created by overprinting a commemorative inscription on a 'Philatelic Week' miniature sheet from the previous year, reflecting Japan's post-WWII cultural revival.