Along with the dominance of Byzantine intellectual life by imperial patronage came imperial scrutiny of the higher schools' curriculum and staff.

The imperial patronage ended 494 AD with the move of the Wei court to the new capital of Luoyang.

At this time, the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine was among the twenty-two shrines chosen by the court to receive imperial patronage, a high honor.

The shrine was foremost among a group of shrines which became objects of imperial patronage in the early Heian period.

"The superb quality of the casting suggests imperial patronage."

Although only the first three of these went on to receive imperial patronage in later dynasties, doctrines from each influenced the others and Chinese society in sometimes unusual ways.

Like Zhang, Xindu Fang and Lin Xiaogong were given imperial patronage for their services in craftsmanship of devices for the court.

It was founded in 1880, under impeccable imperial patronage.

Instead they were kept as souvenirs and pasted in cafe windows as advertisements of imperial patronage.

The temple enjoyed imperial patronage from the time of Emperor Shōmu.