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12. Add Or 5186
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5186
- Title:
- Punishing a Bad Wife. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
- Punishing a Bad Wife Original inscription: 夾指問淫(Applying pressure to the fingers to interrogate promiscuity) Depiction of two men using a "finger crusher" (a Qing Dynasty torture tool) on a kneeling woman. The tool is made of five cylidrical pieces of wood tied together with a rope, which can ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Chinese and English
- Date Range:
- 1840-1860
- Extent:
- 1 Item
13. Add Or 5187
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5187
- Title:
- Strangulation. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
- Strangulation Original inscription: 議絞全屍 (Judgement of strangulation so that the corpse remains whole) Depiction of a criminal tied to a wooden cross and being strangled with a rope. On the ground are leg fetters and a wooden board inscribed with the words "By imperial decree, criminal condemn...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Chinese and English
- Date Range:
- 1840-1860
- Extent:
- 1 Item
14. Add Or 5188
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5188
- Title:
- Beheading. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
- Beheading Original inscription: 十惡殺頭 (convicted of one of the ten great wrongs and beheaded) Depiction of a kneeling criminal about to be beheaded. One officer squats behind the criminal and hols his shoulder; a second officer is depicted lifting a sword. The criminal has the board of infamy t...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Chinese and English
- Date Range:
- 1840-1860
- Extent:
- 1 Item
15. Add Or 5189
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5189
- Title:
- Capt. Anstruther. Transporting from and to prison. Artist(s): Unknown.
- Scope & Content:
- Capt. Anstruther. Transporting from and to prison Original inscription: 上囚赴解 (Carting the prisoner to a certain place) Depiction of two soldiers carrying a prisoner in a wooden cage. On the upper garnment of the left soldier, there are the characters "Brave of the Right Brigade", identifying h...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Chinese and English
- Date Range:
- 1840-1860
- Extent:
- 1 Item
16. Add Or 5222
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5222
- Title:
- Avalokiteśvara surrounded by attendants and donors. Artist(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
- A retangular banner made of hemp cloth with three suspension loops sewn to the top edge. The painting on the banner depicts Avalokiteśvara in the centre surrounded by four attendants. In the lower register are represented a male and female donor. The donors are attended by figures holding a fly-...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 900-1000
- Extent:
- 1 item
17. Add Or 5223
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5223
- Title:
- A bodhisattva. Artist(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
- A banner made of hemp cloth. The painting on the banner depicts a bodhisattva facing to his right. He is performing anjali-mudra with his hands. This banner has been digitally photographed, and can be viewed on the International Dunhuang Project's website. http://idp.bl.uk
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 900-1000
- Extent:
- 1 item
18. Add Or 5224
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5224
- Title:
- A bodhisattva. Artist(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
- A banner made of hemp cloth. The painting on the banner depicts a bodhisattva facing to his left. He is performing anjali-mudra with his hands. This banner has been digitally photographed, and can be viewed on the International Dunhuang Project's website. http://idp.bl.uk
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 900-1000
- Extent:
- 1 item
19. Add Or 5225
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5225
- Title:
- A bodhisattva. Artist(s): Unknown
- Scope & Content:
- A banner made of hemp cloth. The painting on the banner depicts a bodhisattva facing forward. The figure has his left hand raised and his right hand by his side. This banner has been digitally photographed, and can be viewed on the International Dunhuang Project's website. http://idp.bl.uk
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 900-1000
- Extent:
- 1 item
20. Add Or 5728
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 5728
- Title:
- Portrait of Rajah of Travancore
- Scope & Content:
- Inscribed: 'His Highness the Reigning Rajah of Travancore. Drawn by Stephen Crening. 1 Feb. 1842.'
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1842
- Extent:
- 1 item