According to Yang Yuan-chyuan, head of the museum's Conservation Section, it wouldn't be a problem for the National Palace Museum (NPM) to restore the Jadeite Cabbage to its original condition, and he notes that the museum in years past was often quite aggressive in attempts to do just that.
故宮古物保存維護科科長楊源泉說明，以故宮的現有技術，要將翠玉白菜修補「復原」不成問題，早年故宮遇有文物損壞也常採積極修補的作法。