Mokujiki-butsu generally have a unique smile on their faces, however, his earlier works produced in Ezochi were awkward and have gloomy faces.
木喰仏と言えば、特有の微笑を浮かべた仏像が多いが、蝦夷地で制作した初期の作品では、まだ作風もぎこちなく、表情も沈うつなものが多い。