When Chang Seng-yao dotted the eye of a dragon he had painted, it soared off the wall with a crack of thunder; Wu's dragon rippled its scales as though about to take off and on rainy days enveloped itself in smoke and mist. His artistry, combining the wondrous skills of Ku and Chang, was preternatural.
僧繇畫龍點睛，遇雷則破壁飛去；道子畫龍，鱗甲也好像要飛動起來，每遇天雨，則煙霧瀰漫，所以他兼有張、顧的妙功夫，才如此神妙。