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A Chinese woman being tortured by two men
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A Chinese woman being tortured by two men

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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A kneeling Chinese woman is subjected to torture: the woman's hands are tied above her head, while two men insert a pole between her wrists. Gouache painting on rice-paper, 18--?

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