Seoul Olympic Postcard
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1980-1988
This object is a printed paper postcard created to promote the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Originating from South Korea and produced between 1980 and 1988, the card measures 14 cm in height and 9.5 cm in width. It forms part of a twelve-piece set of Olympic postcards from the 1980s.
The vertical composition features a rotational two-way symmetry, similar to a playing card design. The illustration highlights the character "회 (hoe)," depicted as a stylized orange cartoon tiger wearing a traditional hat, performing a gymnastics balancing routine atop a beam while twirling a blue ribbon. The identical mirrored motif appears inverted on the lower half of the card, framed by typographic marks and emblem symbols positioned in opposite corners.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This postcard is part of promotional material produced in South Korea to publicize the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Width: 9.5 cm; Height: 14 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- south korea
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Seoul Olympic Postcards
- Museum object number
- FE.90-2024
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.