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[steelandcotton]

Qing Military Archers, circa 1870-1900. I imagine the man seated in the center is their teacher and those children are his sons. Source: https://www.hpcbristol.net/visual/mx01-137

[steelandcotton]

Typical Qing/Manchu style of target with a single bullseye.

When shooting in the Imperial Exams, credit was given for hitting anywhere on the target. But I alway light the idea represented by a single bullseye, that the shot that really counts is hitting the center