According to a drawing of the shrine with furnishings in Higashisanjo-dono (a residence taken over by the Fujiwara clan) of FUJIWARA no Tadazane in 1115 described in the "Ruiju Zatsuyosho" (a book explaining the furnishings in ceremonies and events in detail with sketches), all shoji were shown as a white ground with no pictures and karakami patterns.
『類聚（るいじゅう）雑要抄』の永久(元号)3年（1115年）藤原忠実の東三条殿の神殿しつらえ図面によると、すべての障子には絵画も唐紙紋様もない「地・白」と記されている。