Spy the intentional error of this drawing! - History Forum ~ All Empires

lol, there's someone sellign hot dogs or soemthing....

Those things lying on the right side of the picutre (whatever theya re)?

Na they're probably Korean hats, jsut look like Sombreros.

Does it have something to do with the butt grabbing going on?

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It seems the sparring partners have neither footware nor toes.

There are only 3 shoes on the side instead of four?

Nope. You all disappoint me.

Hint: The error is physical (something like 3 eye, 4 legs).

it's the guy at the bottom centre of the painting....he's wearing a que, a hairstyle of the Manchus and Qing China. Unless he's an envoy from China, he shouldn't be there.

Actually he has the hair above forehead intact. Koreans had to grow their hair and tie it because accordign to Confucious ideals it was a sin to trash something inherited from their ancestors- like hair. Like wasn't it Cao Cao who cut his hair when he broke his promise, which was supposed to be punished with death?

i think this is impossible...i always hated these things when i was little..."spot the difference"

the picture is kind of small too, so hopefully the error is large

Like what I told you- it's so natural that it's hard to notice such error. But if you ever sat on the floor to watch a spectacle on middle, you'll realize the error.

Na they're probably Korean hats, jsut look like Sombreros.

Yup. French used to stereotype Koreans for wearing infantile large hats and extremely untidy clothes

Is it the use of fans by males?

Nope. Anyone who could afford fans used fans

It seems the sparring partners have neither footware nor toes.

Nope- they are wearing socks- traditional korean socks- notice the sharp edges like dutch wooden shoes

also, I don't know how old the belt system is, but since they seem to be wearing familiar doboks (gis) there probably should be some belt holding them, if not to serve all the same functions (rank identification) belts do in modern Korean martial arts....

sorry. Nothing about that

There are only 3 shoes on the side instead of four?

Nope. I don't think its that significant

Grrr..

Originally posted by Faran

one of the spectators at the bottom left is missing his left arm below the elbow.

Hey...I think you're right!

one of the spectators at the bottom left is missing his left arm below the elbow.

You are a funny guy. But very close though, , very (meaning you got the right idea)

Grrr..

one of those two fighters have an arm on his back? or thats his third arm?
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