For the sake of caution, all the researchers hoped they could see photographs or rubbings of the original artifacts, because the hand-drawn characters could very possibly be inaccurate, or might even be unconsciously affected by the drawer's own convictions.
為了審慎起見，學者都希望能看到原物的照片或拓本，因為手描的字樣很有可能誤描，或容易流於自由心證。