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Bastinado, China, 19th Century

The first documentation of bastinado in China dates back to the year 960. Bastinado or foot whipping are the most common terms for beating the soles of a person's feet as a form of corporal punishment. The beating is typically inflicted with an object in the type of a cane or a crop and repeated over a varying number of times. Entitled: "Die bastonade." Image taken from page 433 of China, historisch romantisch, malerisch (historically romantic, picturesque). A translation by Thomas Allom with historical and descriptive notes by the Rev. G. N. Wright, published 1843.
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Bastinado, China, 19th Century
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The first documentation of bastinado in China dates back to the year 960. Bastinado or foot whipping are the most common terms for beating the soles of a person's feet as a form of corporal punishment. The beating is typically inflicted with an object in the type of a cane or a crop and repeated over a varying number of times. Entitled: "Die bastonade." Image taken from page 433 of China, historisch romantisch, malerisch (historically romantic, picturesque). A translation by Thomas Allom with historical and descriptive notes by the Rev. G. N. Wright, published 1843.
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33.0 x 21.4 cm | 13.0 x 8.4 in (300 dpi)
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