福州佛像雕塑是雕(diao)刻(ke)藝術種(zhong)(zhong)類的其中(zhong)一種(zhong)(zhong),也是流(liu)傳時間(jian)最長的一種(zhong)(zhong)。最早期(qi)的佛像(xiang)雕(diao)塑多(duo)見于石雕(diao)石刻(ke),后來銅(tong)佛像(xiang)雕(diao)塑開(kai)始(shi)出現(xian),銅(tong)佛像(xiang)大(da)多(duo)形體(ti)較小而精致,便以攜帶供奉于佛寺和信眾家(jia)中(zhong)佛龕,或納藏于佛塔地宮之中(zhong),從古(gu)流(liu)傳至(zhi)今,有很(hen)高(gao)的收藏價值。