Although they are Buddhist pictures of the Jodo sect subjects being 'Kuhon-raigo' (nine Amidabha Buddha coming on purple clouds from each Gokurakujodo (Buddhist paradise) to welcome the spirits of the dead), the landscapes in Yamato-e style are drawn on the background, so that it is also valuable as one of the few historical artifacts from the Heian period.
「九品来迎」（くほんらいごう）を主題とする浄土教系の仏教絵画であるが、背景には大和絵風の山水が描かれており、平安時代にさかのぼる数少ない大和絵資料としても貴重。