Hakuko in the Tang period and Go Chukei and O Gensho in the end of the Yuan period sold their paintings, and SHUKU Shizan and O taku in the Ming period sold their calligraphic arts for living.
画芸では唐代の伯虎、元末の呉仲圭・王元章、書芸では明の祝枝山・王鐸などが作品を売って生計を立てている。