逆犯天朝

Nifan tianchao.

Rebelling against the Imperial Court

This print shows the execution in 1855 of members belonging to the Small Sword Society. According to the record on the print the rebel leader Liu Lichuan (1820-c.1855) deceived the people of Jiading county by appropriating the imperial grain provisions. The imperial troops come from all directions...

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Full title: 逆犯天朝 [electronic resource] Chinese.
Alternative titles: Nifan tianchao.
Rebelling against the Imperial Court
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Language: Chinese
Published: [1864].
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Summary: This print shows the execution in 1855 of members belonging to the Small Sword Society. According to the record on the print the rebel leader Liu Lichuan (1820-c.1855) deceived the people of Jiading county by appropriating the imperial grain provisions. The imperial troops come from all directions to arrest the criminals. In the drilling arena they beg for imperial pardon. Zhou Lichun's stomach is cut open and his heart removed. This order is executed at the city gate.
Language: Chinese
Published: [1864].
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Series: SOAS Digital Library.
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ILOAA.
Access: This item is in the public domain. Please use in accord with Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA). High resolution digital master available from SOAS, University of London - the Digital Library Project Office.
Place of Publication: 中国 -- 上海 -- 嘉定 -- 上海市.