《明史·列传·卷一百七十六》
其昌的画集宋元画家之长，自成一派，潇洒生动。来请他写字做画的人，每日不断，争相求购，视如至宝。
性和易，通禅理，萧闲吐纳，终日无俗语。
Qichang's paintings combined the strengths of Song and Yuan painters, and he created his own style, which was both elegant and lively. People constantly came to ask him to write or paint for them, and they competed with each other to buy his works, which they treated as precious treasures.