The artist identifies himself as "Chinese person" on the back of the screen and gives a fairly blatant indication of his view of Westerners by the inscription. "They dress in grass, eat from trees and hold their princes in contempt."
「這些東西並不是當時專以洋人為對象的外銷貨，而是在中國內銷的產品，所以可以看到比較真實的意見」，魯克思形容，「這位匠人似乎在說：草衣木食，目中無人，我可不喜歡外國人！」