The "Tsugi-shikishi" has been attributed to ONO no Michikaze, KI no Tsurayuki for the "Sunshoan Shikishi" to KI no Tsurayuki, and the "Masu-shikishi" to FUJIWARA no Yukinari, but these are all refuted today and the authors remain unknown.
伝称筆者は、『継色紙』が小野道風、『寸松庵色紙』が紀貫之、『升色紙』が藤原行成とされてきたが、今日では否定され、筆者は不明である。