During the first year after he stopped working at the National Palace Museum, he took on the task of sculpturing an image of the Goddess of Mercy. Most craftsmen would usually finish the job in six weeks, but Sun Chao spent eight months on the project.
辭掉故宮工作的第一年，孫超受託雕塑一尊蓮座觀音大士像，一般雕匠通常只需一個半月就可完成，孫超卻花了八個月的時間。