The pictures brought to Japan showed the thoughts of Zen such as "Daruma-zu (portrait of Dharma)" and "Hyonen-zu (painting of catching Japanese catfish with a bottle gourd)," but they had changed gradually and Sansui-ga landscapes were painted as well.
日本に伝わった絵画は、『達磨図』・『瓢鮎図』などのように禅の思想を表すものであったが、徐々に変化を遂げ、風景を描く山水画も書かれるようになった。