Copyright: Turandot.2005

ID: 238
Ressource_Provider: Miss Turandot
Title: Fumigating spices to torture
DocumentNature: Watercolor
Size_x: 25,5 cm
Size_y: 33,1 cm
Repository: Turandot
Page_number: 11
Color: Hand-tinted
Caption: 此中國營汎衙門拿住賊匪不說實言將草紙內捲芹椒點著薰之則能取其實言
Particulars: [Say the caption] This is a Chinese method of investigation: in all yamen when bandits do not confess true words, [yamen agents] put spices like curry, pepper, and so, in a paper roll and fumigate it, thus they obtain the truth.
Topic: Judicial Torture 拷問
Description: A man on his knees with a collar chain and handcuffs breathes some burning paper. A guard pulls him by the hair, while the other holds the burning paper in front of his face, precisely under his nose.
The method is used for those who do not confess.
Keyword: confession; burning paper; chain; handcuffs; investigation

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