C.H. Graves, The so-called “Lily feet” (right) contrasted with the natural feet of Chinese women in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, ca. 1902.
Source: Library of Congress
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James Ricalton, Wealthy Chinese women with bound feet, Beijing, China, 1900.
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