Yet never mind the fact that a Chinese person might find it hard to recognize one of these prodigal sons; after being so many years abroad the English also tend to forget the Chinese lineage of these objects, considering them to be just traditional English ornaments.
外銷工藝少小離家造成的模糊面貌，不但教國人他鄉遇舊、相見不識；僑居多年之後，連英國人也習焉不察，經常忘了它們的中國血統。