▁N ain su kh ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁example . ▁ ▁In ▁China ▁court ▁pain ters ▁t ended ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁an ▁entirely ▁different ▁style ▁and ▁paint ▁different ▁subject - m atter ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁respect ed ▁liter ati ▁pain ters , ▁who ▁mostly ▁painted ▁land sc apes ▁in ▁mon och rome ▁in k ▁was h ▁painting , ▁though ▁there ▁was ▁overlap ▁in ▁both ▁directions . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁style ▁was ▁usually ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁g ong bi ▁(" met icul ous "), ▁bright ly ▁col oured , ▁fairly ▁real istic , ▁and ▁using ▁precise ▁br ush - st ro kes . ▁ ▁Typ ical ▁subjects ▁included ▁a ▁relatively ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁port ra its ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁family , ▁the ▁view ing ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁largely ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁itself , ▁animals , ▁birds ▁and ▁flowers , ▁and ▁paint ings ▁of ▁imperial ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁progress es . ▁ ▁But ▁land sc apes ▁were ▁painted , ▁some ▁with ▁views ▁of ▁rural ▁imperial ▁houses ▁at ▁the ▁centre . ▁ ▁Design ers ▁for ▁other ▁media ▁ ▁At ▁many ▁periods ▁r ul ers ▁owned ▁or ▁controlled ▁royal ▁work sh ops ▁or ▁fact ories ▁making ▁high - quality ▁t apest ries , ▁por cel ain ▁or ▁pot tery , ▁sil ks ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁object . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁especially ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁China ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire . ▁ ▁O ften ▁court ▁pain ters ▁and ▁sculpt ors ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁designs ▁for ▁these ▁products ; ▁for ▁example ▁the ▁fin