Fans are an important artifact that represents a lot of culture and art in the Edo period. For an example, the people didn't hang art on walls, they put artwork on doors and fans, like the fan with the plant. These drawings can tell stories as well. In the tale of Genji, The characters wrote love letters on fans and passed them to each other. The art also can contain a mixture of nature and people. Lots of fans in the Edo period have nature and/or people painted on. The fan has a plant painted on (possible bamboo). This tells us that the fans in the Edo period are diverse and likes to include art in many forms.
