Head of Vajrapani

In Korea, the Vajrapanies are typically carved or painted on two sides of a stupa or a temple as the guardians. Often, one of them has his mouth open, and the other has his mouth closed. This head, along with the left arm and hand, were all that remained of the original statue of the Vajrapanies, and they were discovered in a pile of debris during the first renovation of Seokguram in the Japanese colonial period. The hair is pulled up into a topknot, and the wide-open eyes, lowered eyebrows, and high cheekbones convey an expression of fury. the first renovation of Seokguram in the Japanese colonial period. The hair is pulled up into a topknot, and the wide-open eyes, lowered eyebrows, and high cheekbones convey an expression of fury.