Most Paiwan earthenware pots are unglazed and high fired, in round shape with either flat or slightly concave bottoms. Patterns are created by pressing or carving into the soft clay body, or by modeling relief forms onto the surface of the vessel. ......

An unimposing coal carrier operating between England and Scandinavia , the Endeavour was purchased by the British Admiralty and placed under the command of Captain James Cook. From 1768 until 1780 Endeavour was used to execute the first geographically precise survey of the South and North Pacific. .....

he sympetalous flowers that part of the corolla where the petals are united to form a hollow or funnel-shaped cylinder, perianth tube. ......

Henry VIII of England had this immense 1,000 ton, four masted warship built in 1514 to meet the growing threat of invasion by the Spanish. More a fortress than a ship, Great Harry carried more soldiers than sailors. (Original source ： Classic Sailing Ship)

Born in Taichung County, Jiang Ming-Shian graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University. In 1974, he received his M.A. in Central Institute, Spain; two years later, he accepted the offer to teach Chinese painting at St. John's University in New York.

This marble standing owl was excavated in the Hsi Pei Kang site. The head and ears are curved. There is a ridge stretching to the back between the two ears. The owl has round and big eyes, a crooked beak, and a bulgy belly. The back is composed of feathers which are assembled as the tail of the owl. The feet of the owl look like columns. The shape of the white owl is vivid...

This Zong is shaped like a tube; its form resembles a Chuan, or bracelet, but is taller. It originates from the shape of chimney and derives from the ancient sacrifice to Jung Liou, or the house. Later, influenced by the concepts of the five elements, its form gradually conforms to the belief that heaven is round and earth is rectangular. ...

Members of this order is so called beetles by having the sclerotized forewings (elytra), including longhorn beetles, ......

The lip of the rim of the anthropomorphic jar was repaired. The body of the vase curves in at the neck and near the bottom....

This is an illustration of a poem. The introduction to the book states: “The illustrations are all by renowned artists. They imitated the ancients to meticulously evoke the sentiments of the poetry, taking several days to complete a single illustration. ......