Archaic Smile - Archaic Smile

Japanese: アーケイック・スマイル - あーけいっくすまいる
Archaic Smile - Archaic Smile

…the smile-like expression seen on the mouth of Greek archaic sculpture. It is also called the archaic smile or old-fashioned smile. It is not very noticeable in early sculpture, but it becomes especially clear in statues of young men (kouros) and young women (kore) from the mid- to late 6th century BC, and gradually disappears from the beginning of the 5th century BC with the transition to the Strict Style (Greek art). …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Archaic Smile" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシアのアルカイク彫刻の口もとに見られる微笑に似た表情。アーケイック・スマイル,古式微笑などともいう。初期の彫刻ではあまり目立たないが,前6世紀中ごろから後半にかけての青年像(クーロス)や少女像(コレー)などで特に明瞭となり,厳格様式(ギリシア美術)に移行する前5世紀初めごろからしだいに消える。…

※「アーケイック・スマイル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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