In the early-modern times, cross-grained fans were used by sons of emperors, Imperial princes, and court nobles, as well as by pageboys (young male servants) such as Kodoneri (Juvenile people who served Court nobles and samurai families) (according to the documents on costume of Kamo Festival in these days).
近世の横目扇は天皇・親王・公家の子息のほか、小舎人など童形の召具（従者）も使用した（近世の賀茂祭勅使の装束資料などからしられる）。