Talk:Baekje smile

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[edit] Korea invented everything

I delete the sentence

The linked source does not explicitly say that this kind of smile has been invented in Korea. If the sentence is to be understood as “The smile only appears in Baekje (Korea)”, please explain how it is different from the smiles mentioned in the articles Seokguram (Korea, but not Baekje), Asuka (Japan) or even Archaic smile. Wikipeditor 00:56, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

In the source it says "A distinction in Paekche sculptures that is local and purely Korean is the "Paekche smile" that the images possess." What I meant to convey in my sentence is, to my knowledge, that the smile motif doesn't show up in Indian or Norther Wei or Southern Song statues and the various sources do seem to suggest that the Baekje smile is a unique innovation originating in Korean art.

By the way, Wikipeditor thanks for adding all those Hangul/Hanja/etc. name templates for those various pages. Tortfeasor 02:23, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Don't mention it – Thanks for your work! For your claim, perhaps another reference would be better. I know nothing about arts, and AFAICS the smiling buddha sculptures are the classic example of strong Korean influence on Japanese art, but I felt the wording and weight of it in the article gave it a nationalistic feel. BTW, isn't it possible the smile comes from sculpture traditions in the Bay of Bengal or South China Sea area? And if you know the difference between Archaic smile and Baekje smile, please add it to the article. It would be nice if there is a reason why this smile deserves its own article, and why it is called Baekje smile and not East Asian smile or some such. Wikipeditor 12:15, 28 June 2006 (UTC)