His deep attachment to the statues was made evident when, with a choking voice, he wished the Buddhist figures "a smooth journey to Taiwan's National Palace Museum."
他哽咽地說：「祝願諸佛菩薩順利到台灣故宮，供奉在更好的環境中。」可知其對佛像的深情。「佛即是緣色是空，騰榮致富化佛藏；彭翁禪心遊四海，十方金身歸故宮。」這是駐日代表羅福全送給彭楷棟的一闕詩文，充分表達此一展覽之可貴。