The statue of principal image at Sanjusangendo Temple in Kyoto (seated statue) is a representative work of Tankei, a Busshi (a sculptor of Buddhist statues) in the Kamakura period and is a typical statue with 11 faces and 42 arms.
京都三十三間堂の本尊（坐像）は、鎌倉時代の仏師湛慶の代表作であるとともに、十一面四十二臂像の典型作である。