This statue was created in 748 as a memorial to FUJIWARA no Fusasaki, who died in the previous year, by his wife Muro no Okimi, his son FUJIWARA no Matate, and others.
この像は天平18年（748年）、その前年に没した藤原房前の追善のため、夫人の牟漏女王、子息の藤原真楯らが造立したものであった。