Kakejiku of suibokuga (ink-painting) have been seen frequently also in the 'tokonoma' alcove of a Japanese room when 'Chanoyu' (tea ceremony) are held, since the Muromachi period.
室町時代以降「茶の湯」の席で座敷の「床の間」にも水墨画の掛軸が多く見られるようになった。