It was enshrined in the north face of the Kondo (golden hall) during the early part of the Meiji period; from the late part of the Meiji period until the early part of the Showa period, it was deposited in the Imperial Household Museum of Nara (present Nara National Museum).
明治時代初期には金堂の北面に安置され、明治時代後期～昭和時代初期には奈良帝室博物館（現奈良国立博物館）に寄託されていた。