Suoo Yu-ming, who used to work in the National Palace Museum, points out, "Since ancient times frugality has always been considered one of the virtues of great rulers. Consequently, the use of lacquer ware by rulers used to be viewed with suspicion.
前故宮博物院研究員索予明指出：古來「尚儉」一直是衡量賢君的一種標準，漆器的使用因而也成了檢定明君的一種指標。