These sculptures of Male and Female Shinto Deities feature simple and shallow drapery folds, which are characteristic of Shinto sculptural images produced in and after the mid-Heian period. They also display characteristics of Kamakuraera Shinto images such as facial expressions and realistic sculptural renderings.
These sculptures were created by carving the entire image from head to toe from a single block of wood (ichibokuzukuri). They were not hollowed out. Traces of black lacquer on the heads are well preserved, and several parts of the bodies still bear marks from lacquer. The grain of the wood is evident in other parts where the lacquer layers have peeled off.
The male deity wears a tall crown and court dress. Given the hole on the top of the clothing covering the hands joined in front of the chest, he is presumed to have originally held a scepter. The female deity has hair neatly parted in the middle. Her hair hangs down to cover both shoulders. Like the male deity, the female deity appears neat and tidy with her hands tucked into her sleeves in front of her chest.