Found these a couple of days ago, very interesting 
It’s a book from NYPL digital gallery – The punishments of China : illustrated by twenty-two engravings : with explanations in English and French, dated 1804. Here are some pictures, please go to the original site for more.
Torturing the fingers
Punishment of the wooden collar
Punishment of the swing
Twisting a man’s ears
A malefactor in cage
Burning a man’s eyes with lime
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Jacob Cass (4 comments) said,
2-2-2008 at 06:27:05That is some messed up torture, not as bad as what I have seen in museums however.