Zhang Jinfang’s poems have made great achievements and are highly regarded by celebrities. Ling Yangzao said in "Guochao Linghai Poetry Notes": "No one in Beijing knows that there is a pharmacy (Zhang Jinfang). Admire his products and value them." Poetry is not the first place to learn." Weng Fanggang made a more fair assessment of Zhang Jinfang's poems: "He is rich in talent and profound in charm."
Zhang Jinfang wrote a large number of poems, including: " "Fuxu Pavilion Poetry Notes" in 6 volumes, "Nan Xuexuan Wen Notes" in 2 volumes, and "Nan Xuexuan Poems in 1 volume".
Zhang Jinfang's calligraphy is also renowned. He is proficient in "Shuowen Jiezi", loves epigraphy and stone inscriptions, and has an insight into the origin of calligraphy. The regular script and cursive script are learned from Zhong Yao and Wang Xizhi, and the small characters are close to Wang Chong. They are affiliated to the ritual stele, the Shichen stele, and the Yiying stele. They are vigorous and rigorous, and follow the example of Zhao Mengfu. His "Official Script Scroll", "Ring Script Four-character Poetry Scroll", "Ring Script Seven-Character Banner", "Ring Script Four Screens", "Ring Script Banner" and "Ring Script Album" are now in the Shunde Museum; the Guangdong Provincial Museum has Album of Poems" and "Album of Thousand Characters in Official Script"; Guangzhou Museum of Art collects "Scroll of Official Script", "Album of Ten Characters in Official Script", "Scroll of Cursive Script", and "Album of Poetry in Cursive Script"; and the collection of "Linhan Stele" is collected by the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. "Official Script Scroll" and "Ring Script Banner"; Foshan Museum has a "Ring Script Large Scroll", etc.
Zhang Jinfang's paintings are also outstanding. He is good at painting landscapes, flowers, orchids and bamboos, and is especially famous for plum blossoms. "Lingnan Zhenglue" said of him: "The landscapes, flowers, grass, orchids and bamboos are all exquisite, and his writing of plum blossoms is particularly exquisite." He often uses burnt ink to paint the cracked spots on mountains, rivers, trees and rocks, which is lifelike. When he paints plum blossoms, the branches are straight and graceful, and they are extremely fresh and moist. He painted orchids for his friend Huang Dan, and wrote a quatrain on the painting: "The king and the sun are ashamed to hang out with the Kuai, and the Xuanhe avoids the chickens; when he sees the leader among the Xiaoai, he only knows the original identity of Jingwei." The calligraphy and painting are both green, Very much appreciated. People rush to collect his works. The Shunde Museum currently has his "Imati Flower Picture", the Provincial Museum has the "Dark Plum Picture Scroll" and "Landscape Fan Page", the Guangzhou Art Museum has the "Orchid and Bamboo Scroll" and "Flower Scroll", and the Foshan Museum has There is "Imitation of Wang Yuanzhang's Plum Blossom Scroll".
Zhang Jinfang loves art as much as his life. When he reported illness and returned south to Jiangxi, his boat capsized and fell into the water. He even ignored his life and still held up the plum blossom painted by Wang Yuanzhang and an ancient inkstone with both hands. Under his influence, several painters emerged from his nephews. Among them, his nephew Zhang Ruzhi was the most accomplished and became one of the most influential figures in the Guangdong painting circle during the Jiaqing and Daoguang years.