Three-Dimensional Card of a Room of Quiet Contemplation
Three-Dimensional Card of a Room of Quiet Contemplation
Product : 160x104x68mm
Package : 170x185mm
Weight : 40g(50g)
Concept
This product was designed as a museum souvenir that captures the experience of the Room of Quiet Contemplation, a permanent exhibition hall in the National Museum of Korea
The back includes a space for writing to allow it to be used as a message card. It comes with a paper envelope, making it a perfect gift for writing and sharing thoughtful notes.
Features
The design features a newly developed graphic motif inspired by the Room of Quiet Contemplation.
The product was created with a three-dimensional form to evoke the spatial experience of the Room of Quiet Contemplation. Gold foil detailing has been applied to enhance the visual impact of the graphic elements, including the Pensive Bodhisattva sculpture.
Relic
This statue strikes a classic contemplative pose: one leg perched up on the other knee, with fingers raised up against the cheek. This pose is quite common in Buddhist sculpture, and it was derived from the young Indian Prince, Siddhartha Gautama, contemplating the nature of human life. In China, such pensive statues were most common in the 5th and 6th centuries, while in Korea they are usually from the 6th and 7th centuries. This Buddhist statue (designated as Korea’s National Treasure No.78) sports a tall crown decorated with a sun and moon. This type of crown originated in the Sassanid Persian Empire, but it was transmitted east via the Silk Road and was adapted as a crown for bodhisattvas. The statue is relatively tall, but the bronze layer is exceptionally thin—as thin as 2 mm—showing that the artisans of the period had developed advanced metal craft techniques. The sophistication of the artistic style and technique is further exemplified by several lifelike details: the benign, delicate smile; the amazingly natural sitting posture; the organic harmony between the body parts; and the dynamic flow of the veil robe and waist rope.