These pictured people were odd humorists, in a world of their own, —a world of vivid brilliancy, so far as color went, and still unfaded, although the teapot and small cups were as ancient as the custom itself of tea-drinking.

照片中的这些人是古怪的幽默家，在他们自己的世界里——一个色彩鲜艳的世界，尽管茶壶和小茶杯与饮茶习俗本身一样古老，但仍未褪色。