After Shoin-zukuri style prevailed during the Kamakura period, the 'kami-shi,' a specialist in handling fusuma paper, appeared and the work of hyogu-shi (craftsman who pasted cloth or paper on the frame) was divided, kami-shi was also called kyo-ji, taking over its name.
鎌倉時代にはいって書院造りが普及してから、「唐紙師（かみし）」という襖紙の専門家があらわれ、表具師（布や紙を具地に貼る）は分業化され、その名を引き継いで経師ともいわれた。