Together with "Bandainagon ekotoba" (picture scrolls about the Conspiracy of Otenmon gate), "Shigisan engi emaki," and "Choju Jinbutsu Giga" (caricatures of frolicking birds, animals, and humans) (all are designated as national treasures), are called the best four picture scrolls of Japan.
『伴大納言絵詞』、『信貴山縁起絵巻』、『鳥獣人物戯画』（いずれも国宝）とともに日本四大絵巻と称される。