Baekje smile

In Korean art history, the Baekje smile is the common smile motif found in Baekje sculpture and bas-relief.

Baekje figures express a unique smile that has been described as both enigmatic and subtle.

The smile has also been characterized in many different ways from "genuinely glowing" to "thin and mild" to "unfathomable and benevolent".

[4] Sometimes, the Baekje style has been attributed to influence from the southern Chinese dynasties.

[4] The smile gives the Baekje statues a sense of friendliness and an air of pleasantness that is rarely found in other traditions of Buddhist sculpture.