Most temples look the same both in architecture and decoration. Paintings found in temples include portraits, landscapes and those of birds, flowers, dragons, phoenixes, goats and deer.
明清以後，製漆的技術進步，顏色漸趨複雜，售價也降低，雖然部分人士仍信守「五色令人目盲」的說法，但大多數人已漸被繽紛的色彩所吸引。當時一般民房，卻仍多採純樸色澤。