Punishment of the Bamboo. caption title

by China - Punishments. Antique Print, George Henry Mason

A$50 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited. Circa 1860 . Stock ID #178393 Engraving 21.2 x 26.6 cm sheet , top edge a little ragged, edges darkened, a few minor spots, but otherwise in very good condition. An Offender undergoing the bastinade. He is thrown flat upon his face, and held in that position by one, or more, if necessary, of the magistrate's attendants kneeling upon his back, whilst another applies

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