Qing Dynasty Punishment Illustration - Historical Execution Scene #3241063 (License: Personal Use)

The image portrays a grim Qing dynasty penal practice: a shirtless man bound to a wooden post, arrow in his head, while two officials-one in patterned yellow robe and conical hat, the other in plain robes-engage beside him. One holds a vertical placard with Chinese characters, possibly announcing the crime or sentence; a small shrine-like structure stands in the background, suggesting ritualized justice. The style resembles 19th-century Western ethnographic illustrations based on eyewitness accounts or prints.

This image is commonly used in educational or historical websites discussing imperial Chinese legal systems, capital punishment, or cross-cultural perceptions of justice in the 18th-19th centuries; it serves users researching East Asian history, colonial-era illustrations, or comparative criminology.