Although Honpashiki emon (rippling drapery), in which thick rounded curves regularly alternate with thin ridged curves, is a feature of the first half of the Heian period's sculpture, drapery carved on the whole surface of this statue is rare.
太く丸みのある衣文と細く鋭い衣文を交互に刻む翻波式（ほんぱしき）衣文は平安前期彫刻の特色だが、本像のように全面に翻波式衣文を駆使した作品は珍しい。