The work has and will stand the test of time because of its clever design that utilizes the original splendid coloration (a mixture of white and green) and the remarkable carving that rendered a piece of jade into a life-like cabbage with two katydids on top of it. The work, however, also shows jade carvings 'traditional limitations.
翠玉白菜流傳千古，正因為玉石的色澤白綠相間，雕刻者匠心獨具，將之雕刻成一顆栩栩如生的大白菜，上面還帶著兩隻螽斯，象徵多子多孫。