Upright Europe (represented by the woman (as Europa) on left) to a youthful and confident Japan (the central figure): "Your old neighbour (an unflatteringly-depicted China on right, seemlingly bowed but with bloodied dagger drawn) who always has a way to receive visitors, seems unable to take tea with us!" A satirical view of China's reticence to European and Japanese incursions into Manchuria during the early years of the 20th century.