From the historical point of view, the kao-ch? -t'i and kao-wu-t'i styles are relative latecomers. Huang Yung-ch'uan believes that, aside from the evolution of views and creativity of cultured persons in the past, their appearance is closely connected to the technological development of vessels for the flowers.
從傳統插花的歷史上來看，高踞體和高兀體花型出現得較晚，黃永川認為，這除了文人插花的觀念演變、試作新的嘗試之外，應當與花器配備的技術發展有密切的關係。