Crowds of people gather round long narrow auction tables upon which five containers are placed to hold the various bids written down on pieces of paper by prospective buyers.
長桌上擺了五個鐵罐，充當投標用的籤筒。每一個籤筒旁都放著一件待拍賣的物品。周圍的人都聚精會神地各自估價，然後將估定的價格寫在標紙上，投入筒內。