The screens were also used in a wide range of applications such as to block public view on noble women when visiting shrines and to obscure unsightly baggage/stored items from view.
参拝の折など高貴の婦人の身を衆目から隠す障壁、荷物などを見苦しくないよう隠しておく目隠しなどとしてわりに広い用途に用いられた。