China: 'A Culprit Before a Magistrate', from The Punishments of China, George Henry Mason, 1804

Attributed to the artist George Henry Mason, this work describes, in graphic detail, the forms of punishment deemed suitable for numerous crimes committed in China.

Each plate illustrates one type of torturous punishment from less severe penalties like 'Torturing the Fingers' and 'Twisting a Man's Ears', to the most serious 'The Manner of Beheading'.

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