A plain-looking sheet with a "Taichan" or "Tichan" on it, signifying that the recipient had won one of two annual prizes given in Taiwan and Japan, was the greatest honor an artist of the day could obtain. Such recognition was tantamount to guaranteeing an artist's high status.
而看似乎平凡無奇的一紙「帝展」、「台展」的特選通知，卻代表當時畫家的最高榮譽，這張成績單等於是畫壇地位的保證書！