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This is a particularly lovely stamp issued in 1999 from Japan that I have a copy of in the Dandelion Archive. The artwork is by Inshō Dōmoto showing three rabbits and flowering dandelions (it's taken from a larger image, but split over 2 stamps). Inshō Dōmoto (1891 - 1975) was a Nihonga painter in the Shōwa era and there's a museum in Kyoto dedicated to his work. I've found another artwork of his showing a woman in a field / meadow with many different flowers and herbs - some of which are definitely dandelions.
I've got a few postage stamps from Japan in the Dandelion Archive - this one is of Posukuma, the mascot of Japan Post, with a couple of friends sat beside dandelions (and what looks like horsetail too). I can't find out much more information (artist, year of issue), but I'll update this post if I find anything else out.
I've collected quite a few postage stamps with Dandelions on for the Dandelion Archive: and here are some from Japan. According to a website about stamps they depict a 'Smaller Green Flower Chafer (Oxycetonia jucunda) on Dandelion' and were issued in 1997.
