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A kneeling Chinese woman is subjected to a beating, while a fellow prisoner looks on, his wrists enclosed in stocks. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573878iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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Two Chinese prisoners carrying heavy loads on poles balanced on their shoulders: the men have their legs shackled and are led by two other men, who hold the long chains attached to the prisoners' necks. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573876iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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A Chinese courtroom (?): a woman is shown being beaten, as she kneels before a formally-dressed official, who is writing at a desk. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573872iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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A Chinese man being taken prisoner: a man is shown being led away by two other men, who pull on a chain attached to his neck, while a woman and child look on. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573874iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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A Chinese man and woman shown with their necks enclosed in stocks known as the 'cangue'. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573879iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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Chinese prisoners being subjected to torture: two men are shown bound and suspended from a horizontal pole, watched by their torturer, while two others await a similar fate below. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573873iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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Two Chinese prisoners receiving food: an official is shown supervising the weighing and distribution of food to the two prisoners, who are shown carring one small bowl each. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573875iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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A kneeling Chinese woman is subjected to torture: the woman's hands are tied above her head, while two men insert a pole between her wrists. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573880iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment
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Two Chinese prisoners with their necks enclosed in stocks known as the 'cangue', watched by a guard and a weeping woman. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 1780/1880?.
Date: 1780-1880Reference: 573877iPart of: Chinese justice and methods of punishment