Today's ink painters still have a ways to go before they can claim, according to a traditional expression of mastery in the arts, that "the painter and his work have grown old together." As Lo Ching describes it, it's like a building that's only finished to the fifth or sixth floor--it's not yet complete, but you can clearly see where it's headed. "
中生代離「人書（畫）俱老」還有一段距離，正如羅青形容的，中生代「好像一棟大樓蓋到了五、六樓，雖然沒有完成，所幸已經可以遠遠辨識得出了！」