Curator of the Belgian Royal Museum of Art and History's Chinese department Jean-Marie Simonet shares these feelings. In his article, "Chinese Calligraphy in the Eyes of Europeans," he observes, "Compared to their European counterparts, Chinese calligraphers benefit from thousands of characters, which spare them from ornamental elaboration."
比利時皇家博物館中國部門館長史蒙年就有這種體認，他在「歐洲人眼中的中國書法」一文中提及：「和歐洲同道比起來，中國書法家受惠於數千個字彙，可免於流於裝飾書法。」