He was talented in many ways. Besides being a great master of Chinese painting, he was a noted calligrapher, poet, collector, and gardener.
他不僅畫藝超群，且氣度恢宏、涉獵極廣。除了身居國畫一代宗師的地位外，還長於書法、精通詩詞，在收藏、造園、盆景等方面，也很有成就與造詣