Qi Baishi worked extensively with minimalist ink on paper, using precise and expressive brushwork to capture subjects with economy of line. His figure and nature studies share the same restrained yet deeply observational quality seen in Sanyu's hand study.

Kollwitz produced numerous powerful hand studies and figure drawings using ink and drawing media, focusing on the expressive potential of isolated body parts. Her intimate studies of hands carry the same contemplative and minimalist intensity found in this work by Sanyu.

Wu Guanzhong bridged Chinese ink traditions and Western modernism in a manner stylistically aligned with Sanyu's cross cultural approach. His ink on paper works emphasize spare elegant linework and a minimalist aesthetic that strongly echoes this hand study.