Collected Illustrations of the Three Powers: Ceremonial Systems (1609) - Page 4


Diagram of the Instruments of Punishment original: "獄具之圖" (Yuju zhi tu). These include the physical tools used for interrogation and restraint, such as the cangue (a heavy wooden collar), chains, and various rods used for corporal punishment.	Diagram of Various Precedents for Paying Redemption Fines in the Capital original: "在京納贖諸例圖" (Zaijing nashu zhuli tu). This refers to the legal rules allowing officials or commoners in the capital cities to pay a fee to commute certain physical punishments into monetary fines.	Diagram of Paper Money for Redemption original: "收贖鈔圖" (Shoushu chao tu). During the Ming Dynasty, "Chao" (paper currency) was specifically designated for the payment of legal fines and the redemption of sentences.

Diagram of the Six Categories of Illicit Gain original: "六贓圖" (Liuzang tu). In Ming law, "Liuzang" refers to the six specific classifications of illegal profit, including bribery while the law is subverted, bribery while the law is followed, theft of government property, and private embezzlement.	Diagram of Various Precedents for Paying Redemption Fines Outside the Capital original: "在外納贖諸例圖" (Zaiwai nashu zhuli tu). This lists the administrative rules for paying redemption fines within the provincial districts and local prefectures outside the capital's direct jurisdiction.