The pedestal and the mandorla, as well as the gilt bronze adornments and color pigments have been preserved almost in the original condition. According to the inscription and the sutra deposited inside statue, the Buddhist sculptor Kaijō constructed this statue in 1256 and he applied a block of wood from the column which was left from the fire in the Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji Temple.
 
Shigeki Iwata 
Masterworks from the Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall at the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2010, p.140, no.138. 

 Aizen-Myō'ō (Rāgarāja) is an embodiment of one of the doctrines of esoteric Buddhism which says that the power of passionate love and lust is equal to the divine power to stop earthly desires. Based upon the description of this deity written down in the Yugi-kyō (Vajraśekhara-vimāna-sarva-yogayogi sūtra), this statue has three eyes and six arms, and the whole body is painted red. This statue shows an angry face with its hair erect like a flame. The lion-crown on its head is decorated with five-thorned pestles. The statue is seated on the red lotus flower in the vase, and a bright red halo is behind it. The body, tools, ornaments, halo, and seat have been preserved in almost original condition. The elaborate modeling, the fine carving, the coloring with a sophisticated technique of kirikane (cut gold foils), and its ornaments, which look like independent applied art works, reflect the sculpturing techniques of the Kamakura period. According to the inscription in the Buddhist scripture kept within the statue, Priest Jakuchō, who was one of the head disciples of Priest Eison, ordered this statue. It was made by sculptor Kaisei in 1256, from the used wood blocks from the Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha's hall) in Tōdai-ji temple. 
Masterpieces of Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1993, p.29, no.16.