However, since the mid-Muromachi period, the Aobyoshi-bon manuscripts had become dominant due to the activities of the Sanjonishi family, who were descended from FUJIWARA no Teika, while the Kawachi-bon manuscripts almost disappeared.
しかし、室町時代半ば頃から藤原定家の流れを汲む三条西家の活動により青表紙本が優勢になり、逆に河内本の方が消えてしまったかのような状況になった。