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Paekka.
Korean painter. He is thought to have lived at the time of Paekche (18 BC–AD 668), one of the Three Kingdoms (see KOREA, §I, 2), and may have gone to Japan with a group of Buddhist monks and architects from Paekche whose mission was to build temples. Paekka is believed to have completed the wall paintings at Pophung Temple, Kangwon Province. The architectural style of this temple was followed in contemporary Japanese temples that were named after the kingdom of Paekche. Thus, assuming that Paekka was responsible for the wall paintings, he may have had a considerable influence on contemporary painting in Japan.
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