These statues have been famous from olden times as supreme masterpieces produced during the Nara period when Buddhist sculpture in Japan attained its original classical style while being influenced by the Six Dynasties of China and the Tang Dynasty China, which is proved by a dignified appearance of the principal statue, natural carriage of attendant statues, good proportion of each statue, and so on.
中尊像の堂々たる像容、脇侍像の自然な身のこなし、各像のプロポーションなど、日本の仏教彫刻が中国・六朝や唐の影響を受けつつ、独自の古典様式を完成した奈良時代の作品のなかでも最高傑作の1つとして古来名高いものである。