Wang Pei-yueh cites the incongruity of a seal inscription in praise of landscape applied to a painting of flowers, birds and butterflies; conversely, a seal in praise of flowers would only diminish the effect if applied to some impressionistic study of a grand mountain landscape.
一幅花草鳥蝶，蓋上「高山流水」之類的印便顯得突兀；一幅雄健山水寫意，若蓋個「花草精神」之印，氣勢上便遜色許多。