It is also said that these humorous statues of Fujin with his bag of wind and Raijin with his drums were the inspiration for Sotatsu TAWARAYA's "Fujin Raijin zu byobu" (folding screen depicting images of Fujin and Raijin).
風袋と太鼓をそれぞれ持った風神・雷神像の姿をユーモラスに表したこれらの像は、俵屋宗達の『風神雷神図屏風』のモデルになったともいわれる。