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Refers to the period and cultural style of the Baekje Kingdom, which occupied the central-western region of the Korean Peninsula from 18 BCE to 660 CE. Conventionally divided into the Hanseong (18 BCE–475 CE), Ungjin (475–538 CE), and Sabi (538–660 CE) periods, Baekje art is noted for its elegant and refined forms. Influenced by the art of the Goguryeo Kingdom and developed further through cultural exchanges with the Southern Dynasties of China, Baekje Buddhist sculpture is characterized by rounded faces, gentle smiles, and natural curves. Temple layouts featured a main gate, main pagoda, main hall, and lecture hall all along a central axis surrounded by cloisters. Stone pagodas were built by shaping stone to resemble wooden elements and then assembling them, as exemplified by Stone Pagoda at the Mireuksa Temple Site in Iksan. The predominant ceramics style was bluish-gray hard-fired wares, with lead-glazed wares produced during the Sabi period as well. Items were produced reflecting diverse ideologies (including Daoism), such as “The Great Gilt-bronze Incense Burner of Baekje” and “Patterned Tiles from Oe-ri in Buyeo.” Buddhism was transmitted to Japan from Baekje in the 6th century, and Baekje artists including Baekga, Crown Prince Ajwa, and Haseong were active there.