The works of Jocho that were kept at temples including Hojo-ji Temple (the temple constructed by FUJIWARA no Michinaga) have all been lost and the statue at Byodo-in Temple that he created in his last years is extremely valuable as the only extant piece that can be definitively verified as his work.
定朝が制作した法成寺（藤原道長が建立した寺）などの仏像はことごとく失われ、晩年の作品である平等院像は、彼の作風を具体的に知ることのできる唯一の遺品として、きわめて貴重なものである。