From 1208 to 1212, Unkei led Buddhist statue sculptors of his sect to create the Seated Statue of Miroku Buddha, which was the main statue of worship of Kofuku-ji Temple's Hokuen-do (North Octagonal Hall), as well as the Muchaku and Seshin statues.
承元2年（1208年）から建暦2年（1212年）にかけては、一門の仏師を率いて、興福寺北円堂の本尊弥勒仏坐像と、無著・世親像を造っている。