Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add Or 4698-5221, WD4396-4406 Language Chinese

11. 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

12. 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

Limit your search