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A man of Simla, standing in a prison with manacles around his ankles. Watercolour by R. Clint, 1866.

A man of Simla, squatting in a prison with manacles around his ankles. Watercolour by R. Clint, 1866.

A Chinese man with a cangue around his left arm and right leg is about to be whipped. Wood engraving, ca. 1850.

A Chinese man is attached by the neck and the ankles to a metal rod. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man is seated in a wooden cage. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

Shanghai: three Chinese women prisoners locked at the neck into one cangue (portable pillory). Photograph, 18--.

Prisoners receiving food. Gouache painting.

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A Chinese man with a cangue around his left arm and right leg is about to be whipped. Wood engraving, ca. 1850.

A Chinese man imprisoned with bound hands and feet is reclining on a bench. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

A Chinese man with bound feet is tied to a stump by the neck with a chain and a tube of bamboo. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

Shanghai: three Chinese women prisoners locked at the neck into one cangue (portable pillory). Photograph, 18--.

Prisoners receiving food. Gouache painting.