Art schools, in particular, found them invaluable for classes in which students are required to do copies of old masterpieces. The prices of reproductions back in those days would generally run at least NT $ 10,000. Nigensha's life-like reproductions have been hugely popular in recent years in mainland China, as well.
初試啼聲的仿作竟然「真」到就連故宮館長也看走眼，讓二玄社的故宮複製畫一時紅遍國內，被認為是美術系學生臨摹的最佳選擇，當時每幅作品要價至少都是萬元起跳。