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
Depicts a Korean prime minister who was a scholar, soldier, and involved in creating the Korean alphabet	Portrait of Sin Sukju
Though discovered in 1974, some information is withheld due to more to be excavated and the secrecy of the Chinese government	Terracotta Warriors
Terracotta sculptures were originally in colorful polychrome	Terracotta Warriors
A massive Chinese pagoda (eastern evolution of the stupa) with tiled roofs and eaves hanging away from the walls	Forbidden City
Around the figure is a flaming nimbus representing the borders of Hindu cosmos; covered with flowers when carried in processions (enabled by a hole below the figure)	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Its city is known for tamed deer that calmly rome the complex grounds, some being trained to bow to passerbys	Todai-ji
Its front gate currently features a hanged portrait of Mao Zedong	Forbidden City
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
Located in Khajuraho, India and made of fine sandstone ashlar masonry	Lakshmana Temple
Uses corbelled gallery roofs (influenced by Indian use of such) despite knowledge of other vaulting techniques; enjoyed enclosed space created	Angkor Wat
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
Modeled after bronzes of the same type	The David Vases
The figure has four hands and a suggested third eye	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Located along the banks of the Yi River	Longmen Caves
Contains very erotic poses with sensuous, revealing clothing to symbolize regeneration (as part of the "family and reproduction" section of life, not seen as naughty)	Lakshmana Temple
Original center of Buddhism and training scholar munks in Japan, combining religious and political messaging	Todai-ji
The (included) Hindu artist holds a minature with two horses and an elephant (perhaps a gift from the patron); he symbolically signs his name on the footstool	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
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
Stylized geometric shapes symbolize trees	Gold and jade crown
First time a landscape was the major theme in Japanese prints	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Created by the Imperial Bureau of Painting of the Joseon Dynasty	Portrait of Sin Sukju
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
Located in Sanchi, India	Great Stupa
Shows a crowded composition with tilted-upwards persepctive and floral patterns	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Perhaps for a ceremony or burial; found in royal tomb in Gyeongju, Korea	Gold and jade crown
Use of jade (given its green color) represent fruit on trees	Gold and jade crown
A railing around the umbrellas atop this structure represents a sacred tree	Great Stupa
Juxtaposes naturalism (of the trees) and abstraction (the swirls of the river; more abstracted than predecessors)	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Name translate to "Great Eastern Temple" as it is on the edge of the city	Todai-ji
Made by Katsushika Hokusai in 1830 - 1833	Under the Wave off Kanagawa

Hint	Artwork
Cobalt blue imported from Iran (after China's expansion into western Asia making such available)	The David Vases
Extreme extension of the courtyard-style of complexes (privately contained areas of residence)	Forbidden City
Work about 5 1/2 foot tall (about the height of an average person) to immerse the audience with the work	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Statues have individualized traits and facial features (Daoism) expressing ethnic diversity	Terracotta Warriors
Dramatic poster-like propoganda painting with vivid colors	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Has a dry garden: gravel with fifteen interplaced asymmetrical rocks along a low, yellow wall	Ryoan-ji
Two-story building with graceful eaves overhanging (protect interior from sun and rain)	Todai-ji
The complexes focus is where festival takes place, such as solstices or the emperor's birthday	Forbidden City
Two guardians formed through complexly-joined woodblock pieces	Todai-ji
Signature on Yamato-e: long narrative scroll depicting Japanese literature or historical scenes with depersonalized figures	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
Antler forms influenced by Siberian shamanistic practices	Gold and jade crown
Based on a painting by Liu Chunhua which appeared at Beijing Museum two years prior in 1967	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Contained a north-south oriented tomb with a rectangular double-walled enclosure	Terracotta Warriors
The five more-central square terraces symbolizes control over earthly desires; reliefs show the pilgrimage of Sudhana on his search for the Ultimate Truth	Borobudur Temple
The figure has an epicene quality; it is idealized, nearly nude, male figure	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Likely carried in procession before being placed over the body to speed up its life journey	Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)
Main pyramid surrounding by four corner temples	Angkor Wat
Medieval capital of Cambodia	Angkor Wat
Prominently displays future Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Reflects the cosmpolitian nature of the shah and the Mughal empire as a whole	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
T-shaped in order to fully cover the inner coffin	Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)
Made using coiling method to establish the tall, symmetrical structure	The David Vases
One hand is holding onto the agni (flame of destruction)	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
The complex focuses on the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the throne room	Forbidden City
Prussian blue, which was highly-prized, imported makes seem unusual compared to contemporaries	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Made by Jingdezhen porcelain (same material of Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds)	The David Vases
Involves collaboration between the publisher (who deems a comercial opportunity), the engraver, and the printer	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Features in-isitu sculptures and reliefs with elongated legs and elaborate poses	Longmen Caves
Capital of during the Ming and Qing Dynasties	Forbidden City
Polychrome wood-block print that was reproduced	Under the Wave off Kanagawa