(CHINA) Three female prisoners in Shanghai with their heads

Sale 1938 - Lot 226

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Three female prisoners in Shanghai with their heads in a "Cangi" or stocks. Albumen print, 8½x11 inches, with a caption, in ink, on mount recto. 1880s

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The caption reads: "'Cangi' or mode of punishing thieves; who have to wear the wood for many days as to the nature of their offense."<