The "Tsugi-shikishi" was originally a booklet bound in the decchoso style and containing poems from works such as the "Kokin Wakashu" (A Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry), "Manyoshu" (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), with one poem written across two pages which are made of thick 'tori no ko' paper that is dyed various colors including purple, indigo, brown and green.
『継色紙』（つぎしきし）は、もと粘葉装の冊子本で、多くの場合2ページにわたり、『古今和歌集』・『万葉集』などの歌を、紫、藍、赭、緑などに染めた襖鳥の子物語に1首ずつ書写している。