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A Chinese man's head exposed in a wooden cage hanging from a pole; his four children standing in front of it. Engraving, ca. 1850.
Wellcome Collection

A Chinese man's head exposed in a wooden cage hanging from a pole; his four children standing in front of it. Engraving, ca. 1850.

1850

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Head of a Chinese criminal exposed in a cage to his children ...

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