Great Ming Military

A barefoot She man from  Luoyuan County . Image cropped from 'Huang Qing Zhi Gong Tu (《皇清職貢圖》)'.

A Native American medicine bag made of deer scrotum, just to give a better idea of what a deer scrotum quiver might look like. (Source: Et...

UPDATED DECEMBER 7, 2022 Section of the scroll painting...

Section of a mural depicting Shaolin warrior monks training with their weapons. From 'Shao Lin Wu Seng He Lian Tu (《少林武僧合練圖》)',  S...

UPDATED MAY 8, 2023 Qin Liang Yu and Bai Gan Bing, from 'Li Dai Ming Jiang Hua Pu (《歷代名將畫譜》)' by early Republican period painter ...

Section of the Ming Dynasty scroll painting 'Kang Wo Tu Juan (《抗倭圖卷》)', depicting auxiliary troops armed with hook-like polearms. ...