For Chinese collectors, he once said, an incomplete or flawed piece was worthless, but that was just what he looked for.
他曾經說，中國人收藏古物，凡有殘缺的便不值錢，而他則專收有殘缺的東西，大可作研究之用；因為一張油漆剝落的古琴，仍可奏出高山流水之曲，名瓷碎片，也不失為粉定龍泉。