Eshi and edakumi at that time did not always specialize in Buddhist subjects, and there were eshi who worked for Zojishi (Officials in Charge of Building Temples) such as Todai-ji Temple.
当時の画師・画工は必ずしも仏教専門のものではなかったが、東大寺などの造寺司に所属する画師も存在した。