In fact, an exquisite bonsai can give inspiration to a painter. "When [the famous painter] Chang Dai-chien was alive, he used to come to my garden to look at the bonsais." Kuo Ch'i-hui says.
其實一盆石岩樹秀的盆景也能給繪畫家一些靈感，「張大千生前就常到我的園子裡來看盆景」，郭其輝說。