Each painting is an accurate depiction of the way people dressed, the architecture and the customs and traditions of the period. While the above painting is drawn from one T'ang dynasty essay, it is also a representation of life in Ching dynasty China.
其實院畫中不乏佳構，且由於它工筆寫實的風格，畫中人物、景緻、器用、活動… …，多為當時寫照，因此成為後人研究當代民生與風俗的最佳史料。