Sections of certain buildings that have been designated national treasures occasionally feature paintings that have also been made national treasures, like for example the wall and door paintings in Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall, the wall paintings in the five-storey pagoda of Daigo-ji Temple, and the wall paintings adorning Muro-ji Temple's Golden Hall.
平等院鳳凰堂壁扉画、醍醐寺五重塔初層壁画、室生寺金堂壁画のように、国宝建造物の一部が「絵画」としても国宝に指定されているものもある。