A Bengali sircar (with a parasol bearer). Inscribed: ‘A Bengallee Sircar’ The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. 24.2 by 19.7cm
Mode of preparing liquor in a distillery Inscribed:‘Mode of preparing Liquor’ The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. 24.2 by 19.7cm
Criminal brought to Justice Original inscription: 公堂審問 (Interrogation at the magistrate's hall) Depiction of a trial scene by the magistrate in Nanhai district, Western Guangzhou Prefecture in Guangdong Province. The magistrate sits on a horseshoe armchair behind a table, with two clerks stand...
Taking criminal to Prison Original inscription: 奉捉小手 (Catching pickpockets on order) Depiction of a criminal with his legs fettered with an iron chain, as he is being escorted to the prison by the district arresting officer. This image is part of an album of 12 paintings on pith paper, Add Or...
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 ...
A maker of brass kaliyans Inscribed: ‘A maker of Brass Culliauns.’ The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. 24.2 by 19.7cm