In his view, the host in the painting, quite in keeping with the fashion among the literati of his time, is playing devotedly to the flowers. The two friends seated on either side are there merely to lend the honored guest their company.
在他看來，畫中主人雅尚當時文人之風，一心對花撫琴，而座中二友，只是「陪客」罷了。