APAH - South, East, and Southeast Asia Artworks

Given the clue, enter the name of the South, East, or Southeast Asian work most-applicable. Some clues may apply to multiple works, but only include that which are referenced (via a featured artwork) on the 250 list. The work must be in the unit 9 (West-Central Asia) i.e. works in other units, like Asian works in unit 8 (West-Central Asia) or 10 (Global Contemporary) are not included. Note, due to the preponderance of sub-images, the answers may be referring to them, but stating the overall work will be marked as correct

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Hint	Artwork
Temple built from volcanic stone with a total of nine terraces (Inferno reference??? probably definitely not)	Borobudur Temple
The figures have a doll-like character with black outlines and a wide range of emotions	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Its city is known for tamed deer that calmly rome the complex grounds, some being trained to bow to passerbys	Todai-ji
Predominated by shikara: intertwining similar forms layered to form large towers	Lakshmana Temple
Contains lion statues, as the patron's family crest	Lakshmana Temple
Depicts the youthful, idealized subject as hierachically massive (larger than a mountain)	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Made by Katsushika Hokusai in 1830 - 1833	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Showcases a complex, vertical landscape	Travelers among Mountains and Streams
Located in Khajuraho, India and made of fine sandstone ashlar masonry	Lakshmana Temple
Though discovered in 1974, some information is withheld due to more to be excavated and the secrecy of the Chinese government	Terracotta Warriors
Above the imagery, text and stamp show the history of ownership of the scroll	Travelers among Mountains and Streams
The figure has the ability to be bathed and clothed	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Built by Chandella Dynasty's leader, Yashovarman, to legitimize his rule though completed posthumously by his son, Dharga; dedicated to the creator god, Vishnu	Lakshmana Temple
Medieval capital of Cambodia	Angkor Wat
Inscriptions states Empress Wu Zetian as the principal patroness, paid for via private funds	Longmen Caves
Based on a painting by Liu Chunhua which appeared at Beijing Museum two years prior in 1967	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Artist was a member of a Kyoto family of textile mercahnts that serviced samurai, some nobility, and city dwellers	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Its subject is shown as the source of all light, surrounded by a halo composed of the sun and moon	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Contrasts water and sky with large negative space	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Compares to Shinotism (native Japanese belief) where, in both, forces of nature unite	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Shows a mass of tangled forms with the last scene depicting a lone archer leading the escape, behind him a commander on horseback	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
Painted during the Cultural Revolution of 1966 to 1976 in which high art was designated as burgeois and art was purely for the service of the state	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Shows a crowded composition with tilted-upwards persepctive and floral patterns	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Located in Sanchi, India	Great Stupa
Contains the two Nio guardian figures on the south gate	Todai-ji
Features a dragon-themed throne and the empire wears dragon-themed robe in this complex	Forbidden City
Painted by Ogata Korin from 1710 to 1716	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Has depersonalzied figures: often one or a few lines represent facial features	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
A narrative work read from right to left (as the scroll is unrolled) from a side angle from above	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
Contains the Palace of Tranquility and Longjevity in which the old, retired emperors would relax on the complex	Forbidden City

Hint	Artwork
Reconstruction (after was destroyed due to military unrest) yielded a smaller building since many of the cypress trees had not grown back yet	Todai-ji
Centered around the embryo (garbhagriha) room: a very compact area for individual worship	Lakshmana Temple
Original center of Buddhism and training scholar munks in Japan, combining religious and political messaging	Todai-ji
Painted by Bichitr in 1620	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
A non-pure landscape due to the inclusion of donkeys driven by two men and a small temple hidden in a forest	Travelers among Mountains and Streams
Features extensive control of water via reservoirs and canals to prevent floord risk	Angkor Wat
Some body parts (e.g. hands, feet) were mass-produced with molds	Terracotta Warriors
Contains a Zen dry and wet garden; acts as a microcosm of nature	Ryoan-ji
Extreme extension of the courtyard-style of complexes (privately contained areas of residence)	Forbidden City
First time a landscape was the major theme in Japanese prints	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Showcases a Renaissance carpet in the background	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Main pyramid surrounding by four corner temples	Angkor Wat
On a Korean hanging scroll, ergo, meant to be studied and appreciated not hung decoratively	Portrait of Sin Sukju
Two-story building with graceful eaves overhanging (protect interior from sun and rain)	Todai-ji
Antler forms influenced by Siberian shamanistic practices	Gold and jade crown
Served as a reminder to the subject's descendants of his status	Portrait of Sin Sukju
May be the most printed artworks ever (reportedly over 900 million times) facilitated by the medium being a color lithograph	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Quintessence of ukiyo-e (meaning "pictures of the floating world"): a Japanese genre painting style showcasing the transient nature of everyday life, often used wood-block prints	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Four toranas form the entrance each cardinal direction; symbolically represent the sun's course (sunrise, zenith, sunset, and nadir) and Buddha's life (birth, enlightenment, first sermon, and nirvana)	Great Stupa
Strong diagonals and swift, active brushstrokes emphasize movement and action	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
Its superstructure (the three smaller circular terraces) represent the formless world without worldly desires; topped by an enclosed stupa	Borobudur Temple
Portrait contains an insignia (badge communicating rank) designed with clouds and a wild goose showing he was a second-grade civil officer (at the time of the portrait)	Portrait of Sin Sukju
Contains about 8000 sculptures all holding metal weapons (with 30,000 weapons in total)	Terracotta Warriors
Two guardians formed through complexly-joined woodblock pieces	Todai-ji
Made using coiling method to establish the tall, symmetrical structure	The David Vases
Features a below quotation in the frame which reads: "Though outwardly shahs stand before him, he fixes his gazes on dervishes" (members of Sufi Muslim aesthetic orders)	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Features apotropaic figures to ward off fire and evil spirits	Forbidden City
One hand is holding onto a damaru (drum) in which he dances to	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Statues have idealized traits, notably height (being six feet, incredibly tall for the time)	Terracotta Warriors
Its front gate currently features a hanged portrait of Mao Zedong	Forbidden City