Two Pensive Bodhisattva Statues: Beings Lost in Contemplation

Описание: Two Pensive Bodhisattva statues, both national treasures, are on display in the Room of Quiet Contemplation at the National Museum of Korea. These pieces were cast more than 1400 years ago, yet they still stir soothing ripples in the minds of viewers, bestowing upon them healing and peacefulness.

Gilt-bronze Pensive Bodhisattva
Early seventh century, Three Kingdoms period
H. 90.8cm
National Treasure, National Museum of Korea, duk 3312

Gilt-bronze Pensive Bodhisattva
Late sixth century, Three Kingdoms period
H. 81.5cm,
National Treasure, National Museum of Korea, bon 2789

Room of Quiet Contemplation
The Room of Quiet Contemplation has been created for the display of two pensive bodhisattva statues, each a designated National Treasure. They were respectively produced in the late sixth and early seventh century. As you pass the dark and quiet corridor, you can see the pensive bodhisattvas lost in contemplation with the right leg crossed over the left and the fingers of the right hand slightly touching the cheek. Formed using highly advanced casting techniques for the time, these statues of a pensive bodhisattva possess a simple yet dynamic, splendid yet restrained beauty. They symbolize enlightenment and deep thinking about the birth, aging, sickness, and death of human beings.

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