However, only the halo of the Kannon which was damaged by the fire of the Nigatsu-do hall in 1667 has been retained in a different place and publicly exhibited (it has been deposited in Nara National Museum).
寛文7年（1667年）の二月堂火災の際に損傷した大観音の光背のみは別途保管され、公開されている（奈良国立博物館に寄託）。