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With Chinese influence, Korean peninsula’s painting originated during the Three Kingdoms period in the form of mural painting. It eventually developed into monochrome painting or light painting. Naturalistic themes became popular subjects for Korean painting. The "Pavilion by the Lake‍", belonging to the late 18th century, was created during Korean peninsula’s Joseon dynasty period. It might be painted by a professional painter belonging to jungin or the middle people of Joseon. This painting measures 45.4 cm in height and 27.6 cm in width. The painter has used the term Samoje (literally, "Studio of Three-Five") as his style name. But neither definite identity nor the given name of the painter has ascertained. Current view is that "Pavilion by the Lake" was probably adapted from a popular Ming dynasty painting manual imported from China, such as the famous "Mustard Seed Garden" painting manual. In 1915, the painting was donated to Metropolitan Museum of Art by Rogers foundation. The painting was exhibited at the Korean Art exhibition of Metropolitan Museum in 2006 and 2010 respectively.
Chinese Korean peninsula Korea Ming dynasty Mustard Seed Garden Three Kingdoms period Joseon dynasty painting Joseon Metropolitan Museum of Art China