The pattern of the fan painting reflected the public tastes, which allowed the appearance of fan part with literature (seventeen-syllable verse, Japanese poem, and Chinese poem) and Ukiyoe (Japanese woodblock prints of manners and customs).
図柄もその好みが反映されるようになり、文芸（俳諧、和歌、漢詩）や浮世絵も扇部にあらわれた。