Although the reconstruction of Todai-ji Temple was suspended during the Sengoku Period (Period of Warring States) due to financial difficulties, it was completed after Kokei revived the position of Todaiji Dai Kanjin shoku.
戦国時代に財政難によって一度は廃絶されるも江戸時代の再建時には公慶が大勧進職を復興して東大寺の再建を果たしている。