In the Nara period, the kirikane technique in straight-line or was used for the decorations of the robes and Katchu (armors and helmets) of the Kanshitsu Shitenno ryuzo (dry lacquer standing statues of the four guardian kings) (national treasure) in Hokke-do Hall (also referred as Sangatsu-do) of Todai-ji Temple, and for the clothes' base pattern of Sozo Shitenno zo (molding statue of the four guardian kings) in Kaidan-do Hall of Todai-ji Temple.
奈良時代には東大寺法華堂（三月堂）の乾漆造四天王立像（国宝）の仏像の衣や甲冑の装飾、東大寺戒壇堂の塑造四天王像の着衣の地文に直線文と点綴文の截金が使用されている。