Among the wooden documents from Edsen-gol we also find a considerable number of personal letters, such as this one. A certain P'eng is requesting that Chang Tzu-ch'un take a letter to Tzu-hou.He is seeking to explain that he has received Tzu-hous New Yearss gift, but due to illness is unable to return the politeness and pay a visit to convey his New Years greetings personally.
This decorating print uses homophone to express blessings. Two beehives hanging upside down on a pine tree, with a monkey (hou) driving the bees (feng) away; the pronunciations are similar in Chinese to gua yin feng hou (“Hang the Official Seal, Appoint to a High Rank”).
The copper bell shirt was considered a type of formal wear among the Atayal tribe. It was deemed of high value, similar to the shell bead shirt, and was worn during important ceremonies, especially during the dancing to celebrate the successful completion of a headhunting expedition. .....
Born in Tungmen of Chiayi, Chang Yi-Hsiung attended painting school in Japan and came back to Taiwan to teach and participate in exhibitions. He then moved to Japan with his whole family before finally settling down in Paris. In pursuing art, Chang has encountered obstacles but nothing ever extinguished his fervent passion for painting.
Built in 1951 mainly of oak and beech wood at a well-known shipyard in Svendborg, Denmark, the Lilladan was long used as a cadet training vessel, and is still available for charter in Scandinavian waters. She has recently undergone an extensive refit. And the model pictured here includes those structural changes.
This is a set of two decorative paintings. The background of the paintings is a combination of green earth, red double-happiness patterns, and gouzi (hook) lotus flowers. The paintings each show a standing noble official who is dressed in an official hat and a ceremonial civil-official robe, .....
The Liao was a governing body established by the nomadic Kitan tribe. After they were assimilated by the Han, their lifestyle changed, and their need for the pottery and porcelain increased. ...