Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Wr-s044. Real photo post card. Characters on the wooden sign in the foreground: 聼審 ting shen (which can be translated as: court hearing). The characters on the clothes of the turbanned men on the left and right sides of the table are: 親兵 (qinbing, meaning the bodyguard of a senior official). The 'senior official' is probably the man sitting in the centre.

Caption in album or on mount

Chinese Court of Injustice / Notice the johnnies ready to apply persuasive measures

Estimated Date

1910

Tags

• punishment
• hat
• justice
• law
• court
• Wheeler

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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