According to Dong Qichang, the history of Intaiga for the most part, overlaps with that of Hokusoga (the northern school of Chinese painting), and the history of Bunjinga for the most part, overlaps with that of the southern school of Chinese painting.
董其昌によれば、院体画の系譜は北宗画（北画）とほぼ重なり、文人画の系譜は南宗画（南画）とほぼ重なる。