The art critic Hsiung Ping-ming in his book A Theory of Chinese Calligraphy mentions that Westerners who don't understand Chinese and lack a knowledge of the origins and schools of calligraphy, will be unable to appreciate and enjoy some aspects of the art, but at the same time their appreciation for it may be purer.
藝評家熊秉明在〈中國書法理論的體系〉一文中提及，西方人不懂中文、不知道書法的源流、派別，因此失去很多欣賞的憑藉和樂趣，這樣的欣賞「不充分」，但也許更「純粹」。