TELDAP Collections
Human Mask (青銅人面)
The Human Mask was excavated in the Hsi Pei Kang site. The style of this mask is graphic. The face of the mask is with a short forehead, a wide cheekbone, a fat cheek and a round mandible. There is a loop on the top of the mask, which was designed for hanging. Because of the six tubes which were cast onto the back of the eyes, ears...
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China Rose
Born in Tainan, Chin Jun-Tso received artistic instructions from Kyuryudo in Japan. At the age of 24, Chin already demonstrated his talent in the Taiwan Art Exhibition and was subsequently recommended to join the Tai-yang Art Society.
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Novaculichthys taeniourus Nature Photo
Novaculichthys taeniourus is also known as Dragon Wrasse, Rockmover Wrasse, or Olive-scribbled Wrasse. Mainly inhabits semi-exposed reef flats with gentle currents, areas mixed with debris and gravel, or coral reefs which are 2-14 meters under water. A solitary species with strong territorial behavior. Adults are not big but very powerful and can flip over rocks to look for prey in the cracks of a rock or under rocks.......
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Chrysanthemum harvest
Tienwei Township in Changhua County is often dubbed the “capital of the chrysanthemum.” Farmers are seen busy harvesting chrysanthemums.
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The Small Golden Placard of the Civil Palace Examination in 1847
The ranking placard was known as the "Golden Placard," on which the names of successful examinees of the Civil Palace Examination were written. The placard was produced in two different sizes. The Small Golden Placard was a smaller version of the Large Golden Placard which was prepared ............
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Rattan hat of Puyuma People
This hat features a round shaped rattan-textured cross section. The weaving work starts with spiral patterns that reach near the edge,......
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The Genre Paintings of Taiwan's Aboriginal Peoples with Introduction and Notes
Originally entitled “Illustration and Description of Taiwan's Aborigines,” this painting was commissioned by Liu Shiqi, the judicial official stationed in Taiwan between 1744-1747 to record the life of Pingpu aborigines who inhabited western Taiwan.........
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Engraved deer skull
This object was obtained during the Institute of History and Philology's Fourth Xiaotun excavation in 1931.........
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Basalt columns
The Penghu Archipelago is one of Taiwan’s three volcano groups, where in many places volcanic black basalt has solidified into uniquely regular vertical columns.
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Worship vase of Siraya People
A green porcelain vase covered with clear crackle lines. ........
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Stone slab of Paiwan People
A piece that was engraved with two men wearing topknots and lifting both of their hands.
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The Old Man Selling Flour Tea
Born to a rich family in South County of Xichuan, Hsi learned Chinese painting in a private school in 1931. When studying in Chengdu College, he was enlightened by painter Pang Xun-qin. Hsi then transferred to Shapingba National Arts College and received training under Lin Feng-Mian while he acquainted many painters such as Tsao Wu-Ji, Chu Teh-Chun and Li Chun-Shan.
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Green Island lighthouse
A US liner, the S.S. Hoover, sank off Green Island in 1939 but most passengers were rescued. The next year, this lighthouse was built with a donation from the US.
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Sunrise at Sea
Born in Sanxia Township in Taipei County, Lee Mei-Shu developed an interest in both music and fine arts as a child, owing to the fine upbringing he had. After graduating from Taipei Normal School in 1918, Lee served as a teacher and, during summer vacations, as an apprentice under Ishikawa Kinichirou. In 1928, he was admitted to the Tokyo School of Fine Arts, henceforth dedicated himself to various art movements in Taiwan
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Glove puppetry
After modernization, Taiwanese glove puppetry began to place greater stress on characterization, color, lighting, and the performance atmosphere.
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Varicorhinus alticorpus Specimen
Varicorhinus alticorpus, also known as Deep-Body Shovelnose Minnow or Sharp-Jaw Barbel, is categorized as a primary division freshwater fish. It is found in the middle or up-streams with rocks and large, rapid water flow. Feeds on algae on the surface of rocks and aquatic insects. .....
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Lukus kaha of Atayal People
Weaved with cowries and small brass bells,.......
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The Guanghua Tower
The Guanghua Tower was completed in 1967. The Keelung Harbor Bureau once entertained guests on the tower, which was transformed into a tourist spot in October 2000.
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Stone Troughs of Laomei
Covered in thick mats of seaweed that grow every March and April, green fingers of rock reach into the sea near Laomei in the Northeast Coast National Scenic Area.
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Have a Betel Nut!
Kao Ye-Jung, born in Jiangsu of China, graduated in 1959 from Pingtung Teacher’s College (nowadays Pingtung University of Education). Before his retirement, he was a professor of fine arts at Pingtung Teacher's College for more than 40 years.
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