The eyes of the tiger that Lin depicted in Not Yet Roaring hold a killer's glare. Though not yet showing his teeth, he certainly can make people tremble with fear. Lin also painted Grandma Tiger, which produced a revisionist verdict on the old tiger of Chinese fable that would eat children's fingers.
無怪乎出自林玉山筆下的《未哮生風》畫作上，蓄勢待發的老虎，眼神中散發出一股肅殺之氣，雖然沒有呰牙咧嘴，卻已令人不寒而慄。