Ancient records show that the art of mounting had its origins in the Sung and Tang dynasties, when it was fashionable for both the nobility and the ordinary people to collect Buddhist paintings.
多數的裱褙店都有個帶著濃郁古風的店號，諸如：瀚古堂、文墨齋、文雅齋、瀚林苑…… 等，似乎在告訴人們，這一行業的淵源久遠流長。根據古籍的記載，裱褙出現於唐、宋時期。那時由於佛教盛行，不論宮中或民間均流行收藏佛像畫，經過特別裝潢，易於保存的掛軸畫、手卷畫等便相繼出現。