"In a small room ... do not use wallpaper; only philistines like it" and "no garish flowers and birds in the corners." The recommendation of the Ming-dynasty connoisseur Wen Zhenheng was that although the ancients saw the wall decorations as being most important, "There is nothing as beautiful as simplicity."
「小室﹘﹘忌糊紙，俗子絕好之」「忌牆角畫各色花鳥」，明代雅士文震亨的建議是：即使古人最重題壁，「俱不如素壁為佳」。