China foot binding hi-res stock photography and images

RMDRJ3XE–Bound foot, China

Illustration showing consequences of foot binding in 19th Century, China. Stock Photo

RMRJN42R–Illustration showing consequences of foot binding in 19th Century, China.

Bones Stunted by Foot Binding, China, 1883 Stock Photo

RM2BDYBFM–Bones Stunted by Foot Binding, China, 1883

19th century consequences of foot binding in China. Stock Photo

RM2K01HM0–19th century consequences of foot binding in China.

China: 'A Chinese Lady of High Rank'. Photo by Lai Afong (1839-1890), Hong Kong, 1872. Lai Afong was a photographer who started Afong Studio, the most successful photographic studio of the late Qing Dynasty. He is commonly regarded as the most significant Chinese photographer of the 19th century. Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century. Stock Photo

RM2B01AGR–China: 'A Chinese Lady of High Rank'. Photo by Lai Afong (1839-1890), Hong Kong, 1872. Lai Afong was a photographer who started Afong Studio, the most successful photographic studio of the late Qing Dynasty. He is commonly regarded as the most significant Chinese photographer of the 19th century. Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century.

Engraving depicting damaged feet caused by foot binding in China. Dated 19th Century Stock Photo

RMKJ1NX1–Engraving depicting damaged feet caused by foot binding in China. Dated 19th Century

This high-caste Chinese Lady shows her dainty 'Lily feet' in 1899. She actually wears tiny silk slippers over her very tiny feet. For a thousand years, wealthy young girls' feet were cruelly broken and the four smallest toes were wrapped under the big toe. Yards of silk then bound the foot tightly. This was all to create what was considered the height of beauty for upper caste girls so they could attract the best possible husband later. The binding was socially encouraged while it was also extremely painful. To see my related vintage images, Search: Prestor vintage China woman Stock Photo

RF2B7JT3W–This high-caste Chinese Lady shows her dainty 'Lily feet' in 1899. She actually wears tiny silk slippers over her very tiny feet. For a thousand years, wealthy young girls' feet were cruelly broken and the four smallest toes were wrapped under the big toe. Yards of silk then bound the foot tightly. This was all to create what was considered the height of beauty for upper caste girls so they could attract the best possible husband later. The binding was socially encouraged while it was also extremely painful. To see my related vintage images, Search: Prestor vintage China woman

Bound feet, Chine, early 1900s Stock Photo

RF2GHD2MK–Bound feet, Chine, early 1900s

Woman with bound feet, China, 19th century. Artist: E Ronjat Stock Photo

RMW7DB1J–Woman with bound feet, China, 19th century. Artist: E Ronjat

Engraving of the bound feet of Chinese women, from A Voyage in the Sunbeam by Baroness Anna 'Annie' Brassey (1839 – 1887), published 1878 Stock Photo

RM2JRTAEF–Engraving of the bound feet of Chinese women, from A Voyage in the Sunbeam by Baroness Anna 'Annie' Brassey (1839 – 1887), published 1878

Close-up images of the feet of a female child, showing the deformation effects of foot binding, which changed the shape and size of a person's feet and was banned in 1911, China, 1918. From the Sidney D. Gamble photographs collection. () Stock Photo

RM2F4G97A–Close-up images of the feet of a female child, showing the deformation effects of foot binding, which changed the shape and size of a person's feet and was banned in 1911, China, 1918. From the Sidney D. Gamble photographs collection. ()

An old picture showing two women with bound feet during the late Qing and Republican China. Stock Photo

RMG1YP1G–An old picture showing two women with bound feet during the late Qing and Republican China.

Rice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese woman's bound foot and boot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824. Stock Photo

RMKHR8YR–Rice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese woman's bound foot and boot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824.

Ingrid Bergman (r) as China missionary Gladys Aylward in the 1958 film The Inn of Sixth Happiness. Also pictured is Athene Sayler (l) who played missionary Jeannie Lawson in the movie. Stock Photo

RMRR121B–Ingrid Bergman (r) as China missionary Gladys Aylward in the 1958 film The Inn of Sixth Happiness. Also pictured is Athene Sayler (l) who played missionary Jeannie Lawson in the movie.

Old woman with bound feet, Jianshui, Yunnan, China Stock Photo

RME0AN8E–Old woman with bound feet, Jianshui, Yunnan, China

'A high caste lady's dainty 'lily feet', showing method of deformity', China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood Stock Photo

RMW7E667–'A high caste lady's dainty 'lily feet', showing method of deformity', China, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Kunming, China - June 27, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet Stock Photo

RM2C50WG6–Kunming, China - June 27, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

Als Lotos-, Lotus- oder Lilienfüße bezeichnete man die Füße der Frauen im Kaiserreich China, die durch extremes Einbinden und Knochenbrechen zu Gunsten eines etwa tausend Jahre lang anhaltenden Schönheitsideals verkrüppelt wurden. Trip to China, foot of a Chinese woman, footbinding, binding of feet, Lily feet, history, historical, Carl Simon, hand coloured glass slide Stock Photo

RMG58DBB–Als Lotos-, Lotus- oder Lilienfüße bezeichnete man die Füße der Frauen im Kaiserreich China, die durch extremes Einbinden und Knochenbrechen zu Gunsten eines etwa tausend Jahre lang anhaltenden Schönheitsideals verkrüppelt wurden. Trip to China, foot of a Chinese woman, footbinding, binding of feet, Lily feet, history, historical, Carl Simon, hand coloured glass slide

Foot binding shoes for sale in Panjiayuan Flea Market, Beijing, China Stock Photo

RMB48WXT–Foot binding shoes for sale in Panjiayuan Flea Market, Beijing, China

RMAHEPX8–Chinese Foot Binding

Smoking opium, mid 19th century. Chinese lady smoking a pipe of opium, an addictive narcotic drug produced from the sap of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Her feet, which are unnaturally small, have been subjected to the practice of foot binding. Stock Photo

RMD96TKA–Smoking opium, mid 19th century. Chinese lady smoking a pipe of opium, an addictive narcotic drug produced from the sap of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Her feet, which are unnaturally small, have been subjected to the practice of foot binding.

The damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe Stock Photo

RMG3BN18–The damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe

Bound Compared to Normal Foot, China, 1899 Stock Photo

RM2BDYBEY–Bound Compared to Normal Foot, China, 1899

China: Three Chinese women with bound feet from Xiamen. Photo by Lai Afong (1839-1890), c. 1870. Lai Afong was a photographer who started Afong Studio, the most successful photographic studio of the late Qing Dynasty. He is commonly regarded as the most significant Chinese photographer of the 19th century. Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century. Stock Photo

RM2B01AGW–China: Three Chinese women with bound feet from Xiamen. Photo by Lai Afong (1839-1890), c. 1870. Lai Afong was a photographer who started Afong Studio, the most successful photographic studio of the late Qing Dynasty. He is commonly regarded as the most significant Chinese photographer of the 19th century. Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century.

Woman with bound feet, China Stock Photo

RMDRJ3X2–Woman with bound feet, China

USA: 'A Slave Girl in Holiday Attire'. San Francisco Chinatown. Photo by Arnold Genthe (1869-1942), c. 1900. San Francisco's Chinatown was the port of entry for early Hoisanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the Guangdong province of southern China from the 1850s to the 1900s. The area was the one geographical region deeded by the city government and private property owners which allowed Chinese persons to inherit and inhabit dwellings within the city. The majority of these Chinese shopkeepers, restaurant owners and hired workers in San Francisco were predominantly Hoisanese. Stock Photo

RM2B01TBX–USA: 'A Slave Girl in Holiday Attire'. San Francisco Chinatown. Photo by Arnold Genthe (1869-1942), c. 1900. San Francisco's Chinatown was the port of entry for early Hoisanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the Guangdong province of southern China from the 1850s to the 1900s. The area was the one geographical region deeded by the city government and private property owners which allowed Chinese persons to inherit and inhabit dwellings within the city. The majority of these Chinese shopkeepers, restaurant owners and hired workers in San Francisco were predominantly Hoisanese.

RF2GHD2KR–Bound feet, Chine, early 1900s

RM2BT4MJM–Rice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese woman's bound foot and boot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin and Jean Baptiste Joseph Breton's China, Its Costumes, Arts, Manufactures, etc., Howlett and Brimmer, London, 1824.

One constant factor in changing China: daily life--typical scenes. China's rising generation: types of modern children, freed from the old customs of foot binding for girls and 'pig tails' for boys 27 August 1927 Stock Photo

RM2Y6MTRB–One constant factor in changing China: daily life--typical scenes. China's rising generation: types of modern children, freed from the old customs of foot binding for girls and 'pig tails' for boys 27 August 1927

Artisan making shoes for 'bound feet', Melaka, Malaysia, Asia Stock Photo

RMD5EGR0–Artisan making shoes for 'bound feet', Melaka, Malaysia, Asia

Two women with bound feet, Liuyi, Yunnan, China Stock Photo

RMBWF8C3–Two women with bound feet, Liuyi, Yunnan, China

Woman with bound feet, China. Date: circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2RAAJ90–Woman with bound feet, China. Date: circa 1890

Shop window of shop selling shoes for BOUND FEET,China Town,Malacca,Malaysia, Stock Photo

RMB8DB0C–Shop window of shop selling shoes for BOUND FEET,China Town,Malacca,Malaysia,

Special small shoes containing the bound feet in of an old woman in Yunnan, China. See also Alamy ref A66EHY and A66EHW Stock Photo

RMA66EJH–Special small shoes containing the bound feet in of an old woman in Yunnan, China. See also Alamy ref A66EHY and A66EHW

Tiny brocade shoes for the horrendous but now extinct Chinese practice of binding young girl's feet into the prized Lotus foot Stock Photo

RMAD87T7–Tiny brocade shoes for the horrendous but now extinct Chinese practice of binding young girl's feet into the prized Lotus foot

RM2C50WG0–Kunming, China - June 27, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

Old woman with bound feet sitting on a bench .Yunnan, China. See also Alamy ref A66EJH and A66EHY Stock Photo

RMA66EHW–Old woman with bound feet sitting on a bench .Yunnan, China. See also Alamy ref A66EJH and A66EHY

Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet Stock Photo

RM2C50WBR–Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

Woman's Shoes, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century. Stock Photo

RM2H2HPM5–Woman's Shoes, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 19th century.

Bildnummer: 56219601 Datum: 25.10.2011 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (111026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 25, 2011 shows a scene of Dr. Sun Yat-sen s sister suffering painful foot-binding during a rehearsal of shadow & stage play named Youth Sun Yat-sen in Beijing, capital of China. The play, which is a combination of shadow show and performers action, staged in Meilanfang Theater in Beijing Wednesday night. Dr. Sun was the leader of the 1911 Revolution that ended imperial rule in China. (Xinhua/Shang Dan) (ly) CHINA-BEIJING-SHADOW PLAY-YOUTH SUN YAT-SEN (CN) PUBLICAT Stock Photo

RM2RKKB0J–Bildnummer: 56219601 Datum: 25.10.2011 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (111026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2011 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 25, 2011 shows a scene of Dr. Sun Yat-sen s sister suffering painful foot-binding during a rehearsal of shadow & stage play named Youth Sun Yat-sen in Beijing, capital of China. The play, which is a combination of shadow show and performers action, staged in Meilanfang Theater in Beijing Wednesday night. Dr. Sun was the leader of the 1911 Revolution that ended imperial rule in China. (Xinhua/Shang Dan) (ly) CHINA-BEIJING-SHADOW PLAY-YOUTH SUN YAT-SEN (CN) PUBLICAT

X-ray of a woman's bound feet, China. Ca. 1890-1923. Stock Photo

RMCWBX58–X-ray of a woman's bound feet, China. Ca. 1890-1923.

RM2BDYBFE–Bound Compared to Normal Foot, China, 1899

Chinese women with bound feet, China c.1880s Stock Photo

RMM118X3–Chinese women with bound feet, China c.1880s

Entitled: 'Woman with bound feet reclining on chaise lounge, China. Circa 1890 and 1923. Foot binding (also known as 'Lotus feet') was the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth. The practice possib Stock Photo

RMG16EBA–Entitled: 'Woman with bound feet reclining on chaise lounge, China. Circa 1890 and 1923. Foot binding (also known as 'Lotus feet') was the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth. The practice possib

RM2B01TBP–USA: 'A Slave Girl in Holiday Attire'. San Francisco Chinatown. Photo by Arnold Genthe (1869-1942), c. 1900. San Francisco's Chinatown was the port of entry for early Hoisanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the Guangdong province of southern China from the 1850s to the 1900s. The area was the one geographical region deeded by the city government and private property owners which allowed Chinese persons to inherit and inhabit dwellings within the city. The majority of these Chinese shopkeepers, restaurant owners and hired workers in San Francisco were predominantly Hoisanese.

RM2RGDYWW–Woman with bound feet, China.

Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century. There is little evidence for the custom prior to the court of the Southern Tang dynasty in Nanjing, which celebrated the fame of its dancing girls, renowned for their tiny feet and beautiful bow shoes. What is clear is that foot binding was first practised among the elite and only in the wealthiest parts of China, which suggests that binding the feet of well-born girls re Stock Photo

RM2B0314T–Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century. There is little evidence for the custom prior to the court of the Southern Tang dynasty in Nanjing, which celebrated the fame of its dancing girls, renowned for their tiny feet and beautiful bow shoes. What is clear is that foot binding was first practised among the elite and only in the wealthiest parts of China, which suggests that binding the feet of well-born girls re

China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan Stock Photo

RMG3C80R–China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan

RM2B02YTG–Foot binding (pinyin: chanzu, literally 'bound feet') was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in China, beginning in the 10th century and ending in the first half of 20th century. There is little evidence for the custom prior to the court of the Southern Tang dynasty in Nanjing, which celebrated the fame of its dancing girls, renowned for their tiny feet and beautiful bow shoes. What is clear is that foot binding was first practised among the elite and only in the wealthiest parts of China, which suggests that binding the feet of well-born girls re

RMD5EHC3–Artisan making shoes for 'bound feet', Melaka, Malaysia, Asia

Singapore/Malaysia: A Chinese bride in Singapore, c. 1900. Although destined to become part of the Peranakan or Baba Nyonya community, she has bound feet - a custom not generally observed by Straits Chinese of Hokkien origin. Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay-Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Malaysia identify themselves as 'Nyonya-Baba' or 'Baba-Nyonya'. Nyonya is the term for the females and Baba for males. Stock Photo

RM2B01NWM–Singapore/Malaysia: A Chinese bride in Singapore, c. 1900. Although destined to become part of the Peranakan or Baba Nyonya community, she has bound feet - a custom not generally observed by Straits Chinese of Hokkien origin. Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay-Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Malaysia identify themselves as 'Nyonya-Baba' or 'Baba-Nyonya'. Nyonya is the term for the females and Baba for males.

Form of a Treaty of Marriage in China - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. 'Upon the table is a tablet bearing the names of the contracting parties, with doves as emblematic supporters...Early marriages are encouraged in China; among the Mandarins and wealthy classes the matrimonial age varies from sixteen to twenty years in males; from twelve to fourteen in females...One of their customs before marriage, although synonymous with our fashion of sending a lady's portrait, is most extraordinary. As the damsel cannot be seen, her shoe is sent to the gentleman, that he may be enabled to jud Stock Photo

RM2R8Y8AX–Form of a Treaty of Marriage in China - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. 'Upon the table is a tablet bearing the names of the contracting parties, with doves as emblematic supporters...Early marriages are encouraged in China; among the Mandarins and wealthy classes the matrimonial age varies from sixteen to twenty years in males; from twelve to fourteen in females...One of their customs before marriage, although synonymous with our fashion of sending a lady's portrait, is most extraordinary. As the damsel cannot be seen, her shoe is sent to the gentleman, that he may be enabled to jud

Ski equipment for rent at ski resort, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China Stock Photo

RF2HW0JJT–Ski equipment for rent at ski resort, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Variety of Ancient Embroidered Chinese Shoes Stock Photo

RFE4K2GR–Variety of Ancient Embroidered Chinese Shoes

RF2HW0J3B–Ski equipment for rent at ski resort, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Shansi 1972-11-30 Wichiaping, Shansi and northern China. Elderly woman with lotus feet cleaning beans. Photo: Ake Malmstrom / DN / TT / Code: 37 Stock Photo

RM2GJE4HD– Shansi 1972-11-30 Wichiaping, Shansi and northern China. Elderly woman with lotus feet cleaning beans. Photo: Ake Malmstrom / DN / TT / Code: 37

RM2C50WDR–Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

Amoy Women; The Small Foot of a Chinese Lady; Amoy Men; Male and Female Costume, Amoy, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xiv from the album "illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873). Stock Photo

RM2GGBGTY–Amoy Women; The Small Foot of a Chinese Lady; Amoy Men; Male and Female Costume, Amoy, c. 1868. A work made of collotype, pl. xiv from the album "illustrations of china and its people, volume ii" (1873).

Close up of face of old woman with bound feet.Yunnan, China. See also Alamy ref A66EJH and A66EHW Stock Photo

RMA66EHY–Close up of face of old woman with bound feet.Yunnan, China. See also Alamy ref A66EJH and A66EHW

RMBRA5DR–PROVINCE CHINA

RMBTKJJK–X-ray of a woman's bound feet, China. Ca. 1890-1923.

SHOES FOR WOMEN WITH BOUND FEET LIUYI YUNNAN PROVINCE CHINA Stock Photo

RMBRA5E6–SHOES FOR WOMEN WITH BOUND FEET LIUYI YUNNAN PROVINCE CHINA

Entitled: 'A small-footed Chinese lady, 1905.' Foot binding (also known as 'Lotus feet') was the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth. The practice possibly originated among upper-class court danc Stock Photo

RMG16EBB–Entitled: 'A small-footed Chinese lady, 1905.' Foot binding (also known as 'Lotus feet') was the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth. The practice possibly originated among upper-class court danc

Chinese women with bound feet Stock Photo

RMDRJ3J9–Chinese women with bound feet

. Where half the world is waking up; the old and the new in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, reported with especial reference to American conditions. CHINESE womans RUINED FEET The building of the Great Wall, considered simply as a feat of Herculean labor, leaves us no room to boast over the Panama Canal The lower picture shows the terrible deformity produced by foot-binding. CHINESE SCHOOL CHILDREN Stock Photo

RM2AGB87K–. Where half the world is waking up; the old and the new in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, reported with especial reference to American conditions. CHINESE womans RUINED FEET The building of the Great Wall, considered simply as a feat of Herculean labor, leaves us no room to boast over the Panama Canal The lower picture shows the terrible deformity produced by foot-binding. CHINESE SCHOOL CHILDREN

An elderly Chinese woman shows her bound feet in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous county, Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou province, 19 April Stock Photo

RMW7WN2B–An elderly Chinese woman shows her bound feet in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous county, Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou province, 19 April

Chinese women with bound feet. Date: circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2RAAJ8A–Chinese women with bound feet. Date: circa 1890

A pair of unworn Lotus shoes photographed with a white background. Stock Photo

RFS1M8R7–A pair of unworn Lotus shoes photographed with a white background.

RMD5EHDG–Artisan making shoes for 'bound feet', Melaka, Malaysia, Asia

RM2B01NWP–Singapore/Malaysia: A Chinese bride in Singapore, c. 1900. Although destined to become part of the Peranakan or Baba Nyonya community, she has bound feet - a custom not generally observed by Straits Chinese of Hokkien origin. Peranakan Chinese and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay-Indonesian archipelago of Nusantara during the Colonial era. Members of this community in Malaysia identify themselves as 'Nyonya-Baba' or 'Baba-Nyonya'. Nyonya is the term for the females and Baba for males.

Sketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Note woman on right with bound feet. 'The rooms where the Chinese sit and smoke opium are surrounded by wooden couches, with places for the head to rest upon...The drug is prepared with some kind of incense, and a very small portion is sufficient to charge it, one or two whiffs being the utmost that can be inhaled from a single pipe; the smoke is taken into the lungs, as from the hookah in India. On a beginner one or two pipes will have an effect, but an old stager will continue smoking for hours. At the head of each couch is placed a small la Stock Photo

RM2RRJ83K–Sketches from China - Chinese Opium-smokers, 1858. Note woman on right with bound feet. 'The rooms where the Chinese sit and smoke opium are surrounded by wooden couches, with places for the head to rest upon...The drug is prepared with some kind of incense, and a very small portion is sufficient to charge it, one or two whiffs being the utmost that can be inhaled from a single pipe; the smoke is taken into the lungs, as from the hookah in India. On a beginner one or two pipes will have an effect, but an old stager will continue smoking for hours. At the head of each couch is placed a small la

China: 'Shining Eyes and White Wrists'. Ink on paper illustration by Wu Youru (1839-1893), 1890s. Stock Photo

RM2B00WJJ–China: 'Shining Eyes and White Wrists'. Ink on paper illustration by Wu Youru (1839-1893), 1890s.

'Musicians and Flag Bearers in advance of a funeral', c1860. Creator: M & N Hanhart. Stock Photo

RMT0J7E5–'Musicians and Flag Bearers in advance of a funeral', c1860. Creator: M & N Hanhart.

China: A wedding in late Qing China, c. 1890. The bride and groom wear traditional Chinese clothing or han fu; the bride has bound feet. Hanfu or Han Chinese clothing refers to the historical dress of the Han Chinese people, which was worn for millennia before the conquest by the Manchus and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in 1644. Stock Photo

RM2B01AK7–China: A wedding in late Qing China, c. 1890. The bride and groom wear traditional Chinese clothing or han fu; the bride has bound feet. Hanfu or Han Chinese clothing refers to the historical dress of the Han Chinese people, which was worn for millennia before the conquest by the Manchus and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in 1644.

RF2HW0J34–Ski equipment for rent at ski resort, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

RM2C50WE0–Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

Foot binding, although notionally banned after the fall of the Qing Empiore in in 1911, continued in some remote areas for quite a few years under the Chinese Republic (1911-1949). Not so in Shanghai, always the arbitor of modern tastes and fashion. As a consequqnce, by the mid-1930s, Shanghai’s Zhejiang Road, Fujian Road and Nanjing Road had over one hundred shoe stores between them, with highly skilled shoemakers copying western styles, the most popular among these being high heels and open toe leather shoes. A Shanghainese woman, dressed in qipao and walking in high heels, became the ico Stock Photo

RM2B02H55–Foot binding, although notionally banned after the fall of the Qing Empiore in in 1911, continued in some remote areas for quite a few years under the Chinese Republic (1911-1949). Not so in Shanghai, always the arbitor of modern tastes and fashion. As a consequqnce, by the mid-1930s, Shanghai’s Zhejiang Road, Fujian Road and Nanjing Road had over one hundred shoe stores between them, with highly skilled shoemakers copying western styles, the most popular among these being high heels and open toe leather shoes. A Shanghainese woman, dressed in qipao and walking in high heels, became the ico

RM2C50WF3–Kunming, China - June 27, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

RM2B02F3Y–Foot binding, although notionally banned after the fall of the Qing Empiore in in 1911, continued in some remote areas for quite a few years under the Chinese Republic (1911-1949). Not so in Shanghai, always the arbitor of modern tastes and fashion. As a consequqnce, by the mid-1930s, Shanghai’s Zhejiang Road, Fujian Road and Nanjing Road had over one hundred shoe stores between them, with highly skilled shoemakers copying western styles, the most popular among these being high heels and open toe leather shoes. A Shanghainese woman, dressed in qipao and walking in high heels, became the ico

Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet walking away from the camera Stock Photo

RM2C50WF0–Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Chinese woman that had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet walking away from the camera

Chinese Shoemaker, n.d. Cartoon showing a woman having her bound feet measured. Footbinding was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. The resulting tiny feet were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty, but footbinding was a painful practice that limited the mobility of women and resulted in lifelong disabilities. By or after John Leech. Stock Photo

RM2KFKCW4–Chinese Shoemaker, n.d. Cartoon showing a woman having her bound feet measured. Footbinding was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls in order to change their shape and size. The resulting tiny feet were considered a status symbol and a mark of feminine beauty, but footbinding was a painful practice that limited the mobility of women and resulted in lifelong disabilities. By or after John Leech.

X-ray of bound feet, China, between 1890 and 1923. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth. The tiny narrow feet were considered beautiful and to make a woman's movements more feminine and d Stock Photo

RMG15M8C–X-ray of bound feet, China, between 1890 and 1923. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth. The tiny narrow feet were considered beautiful and to make a woman's movements more feminine and d

RM2F5CRFX–Shansi 1972-11-30 Wichiaping, Shansi and northern China. Elderly woman with lotus feet cleaning beans. Photo: Ake Malmstrom / DN / TT / Code: 37

RM2RGDYMD–Chinese women with bound feet.

RM2AGB8BF–. Where half the world is waking up; the old and the new in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, reported with especial reference to American conditions. THJi GKJiAT WALL OF CHINA. CHINESE womans RUINED FEET The building of the Great Wall, considered simply as a feat of Herculean labor, leaves us no room to boast over the Panama Canal The lower picture shows the terrible deformity produced by foot-binding

Elderly Chinese women show their bound feet in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous county, Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou province, 19 April 2 Stock Photo

RMW7WNEB–Elderly Chinese women show their bound feet in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous county, Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou province, 19 April 2

Chinese woman with bound feet. Date: circa 1890 Stock Photo

RM2RAAJFJ–Chinese woman with bound feet. Date: circa 1890

RMD5EH2K–Artisan making shoes for 'bound feet', Melaka, Malaysia, Asia

RMAS0283–Family portrait

RF2HW0J3G–Ski equipment for rent at ski resort, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman holding her small shoes. She had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet Stock Photo

RM2C50WCE–Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman holding her small shoes. She had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

Portrait of a Woman with a Mandolin, 1860. Additional Info: A young Chinese woman in a lushly embroidered garment holds a pipa, or Chinese mandolin, as if she is playing it. The arrangement of ornaments in her carefully coiffed hair resembles the neck of her instrument. Her tiny, bound foot rests awkwardly on its side atop a cane stool, drawing attention to its uselessness for walking while also seeming to balance her for the length of the exposure. The riot of textures and the sitter's elegance overcome the simple studio setting of fabric backdrop and tiled floor. The highly patterned metal Stock Photo

RM2YX4W66–Portrait of a Woman with a Mandolin, 1860. Additional Info: A young Chinese woman in a lushly embroidered garment holds a pipa, or Chinese mandolin, as if she is playing it. The arrangement of ornaments in her carefully coiffed hair resembles the neck of her instrument. Her tiny, bound foot rests awkwardly on its side atop a cane stool, drawing attention to its uselessness for walking while also seeming to balance her for the length of the exposure. The riot of textures and the sitter's elegance overcome the simple studio setting of fabric backdrop and tiled floor. The highly patterned metal

RMHRJM82–Bound Foot, X-ray

Chinese woman with bound feet Stock Photo

RMDRJ48G–Chinese woman with bound feet

The Spirit of missions . no one could predictwhat their future relations would be.The cry was China for the Chinese.Hence in the native newspapers thetopics most discussed were measures forpromoting the strength and unity of ^theempire under some form of constitu-tional government; the creation and de-velopment of national industries; theeradication of such widespread andobnoxious practices as opium-smokingamong the men and foot-binding amongthe women; the fostering of the mili-tary spirit, notwithstanding its antagon-ism to the ethos of Confucianism. Inconclusion he urged the great im-portanc Stock Photo

RM2AN61WX–The Spirit of missions . no one could predictwhat their future relations would be.The cry was China for the Chinese.Hence in the native newspapers thetopics most discussed were measures forpromoting the strength and unity of ^theempire under some form of constitu-tional government; the creation and de-velopment of national industries; theeradication of such widespread andobnoxious practices as opium-smokingamong the men and foot-binding amongthe women; the fostering of the mili-tary spirit, notwithstanding its antagon-ism to the ethos of Confucianism. Inconclusion he urged the great im-portanc

RMW7WN4G–An elderly Chinese woman shows her bound feet in Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous county, Bijie city, southwest China's Guizhou province, 19 April

RMD5EHPJ–Artisan making shoes for 'bound feet', Melaka, Malaysia, Asia

RMAS0286–Family portrait

RF2HW0J3T–Ski equipment for rent at ski resort, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China

RM2C50WCA–Kunming, China - June 24, 2019: Portrait of a Chinese woman holding her small shoes. She had her feet bound (footbinding) also called Lotus Feet

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