It is valued as an old example of wooden Buddhist sculptures in Japan; after the Taisho period, it was introduced in writings such as "Koji Junrei" (A pilgrimage to ancient temples) by Tetsuro WATSUJI and "Yamato Koji Fubutsushi" (Pilgrimage to the ancient temples of Yamato) by Katsuichiro KAMEI and became well-known.
日本における木造仏像彫刻の古例として貴重であるとともに、大正時代以降、和辻哲郎の『古寺巡礼』、亀井勝一郎の『大和古寺風物誌』などの書物で紹介され著名になった。