Since the statues could not be placed on the thatched roofs which predominated in ancient times, very few of them were made.
由於此物豎立於屋脊之上，城市瓦屋始能裝置，昔時鄉下多茅屋，不能裝置，故數量不多。加以長年遭受強風暴雨的摧殘，現存者已寥寥無幾了。」是從大陸輸入的據已故前台南歷史館館長石暘睢先生（筆名赤嵌老人）的報告：「此物台灣沒有燒製，大部由廈門輸進。