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 Series
In the year 2000, Uemura Shōen herself was the subject of a commemorative postage stamp under the Cultural Leaders Series by Japan Post.