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 been also been characterized in many different ways from "genuinely glowing" to "thin and mild" to "unfathomable and benevolent".[1][2][3]

Baekje smile
A smiling Rock-carved triad buddha in Seosan Baekje
Korean name
Hangul	백제인의 미소
Hanja	百濟人의 微笑
Revised Romanization	Baekjeinŭi miso
McCune–Reischauer	Paekcheinŭi miso

Among the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Baekje art was stylistically the most realistic and technically sophisticated. While Goguryeo sculpture was highly rigid, and Silla sculpture was formalized, Baekje sculpture exhibited distinct characteristics of warmth, softness, and used relaxed poses.[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. The smile is considered to be unique and distinctive.[5]