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A Chinese woman tied to a cross and being tortured
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A Chinese woman tied to a cross and being tortured

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

A Chinese woman being subjected to torture while tied to a cross: the woman's torturer is shown using a knife to cut open her abdomen, arms and face, while a formally-dressed man looks on. Gouache painting on rice-paper.

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