Reviewing very few remains of artifacts such as Yakushiji Kichijoten zo (the Statue of Kichijoten at Yakushi-ji Temple), we recognize that like other contemporary figurative arts Buddhist paintings of those days were strongly influenced by Tong Dynasty in China.
薬師寺吉祥天像などのわずかに残る遺品を見ると、この時代の仏教絵画は、同時代の他の造形作品と同様、中国・唐の影響が強い。