Still, due regard must be paid to balance and effect when stamping a work of art with a seal. If a collector resorts to stamping his seal in any old blank space when there is clearly no room for it on the work, the result can be disastrous. Sometimes even the most cultured collectors can let themselves down through selfishness of this kind.
不過用印必須顧慮版面的平衡及美感，有時分明已無用印之處，後代收藏者又不甘毫無「立印之地」，便大剌剌地找個空白處蓋了，實在殺風景。