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
Juxtaposes naturalism (of the trees) and abstraction (the swirls of the river; more abstracted than predecessors)	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Stylized geometric shapes symbolize trees	Gold and jade crown
The complex focuses on the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the throne room	Forbidden City
Contains about 8000 sculptures all holding metal weapons (with 30,000 weapons in total)	Terracotta Warriors
The figure has an epicene quality; it is idealized, nearly nude, male figure	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Located in Central Java, Indonesia on a low hill rising above a wide plain	Borobudur Temple
Water (in the wet garden) symbolizes purification and is used in rituals	Ryoan-ji
Some body parts (e.g. hands, feet) were mass-produced with molds	Terracotta Warriors
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
It offers the abhaya mudra, a gesture to allay fear, communicating that its action are not to be feared	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Antler forms influenced by Siberian shamanistic practices	Gold and jade crown
Documents attest the patronage of 800,000 people producing 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, as well as some stupas and stele inscriptions	Longmen Caves
Perhaps for a ceremony or burial; found in royal tomb in Gyeongju, Korea	Gold and jade crown
Its city is known for tamed deer that calmly rome the complex grounds, some being trained to bow to passerbys	Todai-ji
Follows a chariot with the emperor repeatedly being placed (in narrative) escaping the palace	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
One hand is holding onto the agni (flame of destruction)	Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Served as a reminder to the subject's descendants of his status	Portrait of Sin Sukju
The bottom square terrace symbolizes the world of earthly desire; reliefs show Buddha in previous incarnations performing deeds of self sacrificing and his last incarnation	Borobudur Temple
Features Yakshi figures (Pre-Buddhist nature spirits in erotic, elaborate dance poses) symbolizing fertility	Great Stupa
Contains a high relief carving of the majestic Queen Maya momentarily resting, on a horse carriage, retreating to Lumbini to give birth to Prince Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) brought in a great ceremonial procession	Borobudur Temple
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
Its subject wears a single pearl, showing his devotion to an 11th century saint	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Contains lion statues, as the patron's family crest	Lakshmana Temple
Done by an anonymous artist, as the art was thought of as a service to country and credit was against the nation's political ideals	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Have elephant-shaped handles	The David Vases
Has 30-feet-high walls to ensure no unathorized access or exit of the complex	Forbidden City
Its patron had many artist follow him so he could record whatever he wanted	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Original center of Buddhism and training scholar munks in Japan, combining religious and political messaging	Todai-ji
Vivid colors or ink monchrome on gold background	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Cobalt blue imported from Iran (after China's expansion into western Asia making such available)	The David Vases

Hint	Artwork
Made using coiling method to establish the tall, symmetrical structure	The David Vases
Tarashikomi technique: paint applied to a surface that has not already dried from previous application	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Depicts coup staged in 1159 as Emperor Go-Shirakawa is taken prisoner; imperial palace burning, attempting to capture emperor	Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace
Main statue flanked by monk attendants, bodhisattvas, and guardians (as well as perhaps a portrait of the patron)	Longmen Caves
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)
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
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
Very lightweight and, ergo, had limited use	Gold and jade crown
Central section has Chinese dragons (traditional long bodies, beards, scales, claws) in a sea of clouds	The David Vases
Features over 2300 caves and niches carved around the site	Longmen Caves
Contains four towers in each corner representing the corners of the world	Forbidden City
Temple built from volcanic stone with a total of nine terraces (Inferno reference??? probably definitely not)	Borobudur Temple
Prussian blue, which was highly-prized, imported makes seem unusual compared to contemporaries	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
A holy man, Sufi Sheik, hands (or is handed) a book with the main figure	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Worshippers circumambulate the hemisphere circularly clockwise (direction of the sun) suggesting the endless cycle of birth and rebirth	Great Stupa
Main pyramid surrounding by four corner temples	Angkor Wat
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
Painted by Ogata Korin from 1710 to 1716	White and Red Plum Blossoms
Placed on a plinth (high pedestal) and has verticality to be seen from a distance, mimicking the peaks of a mountain range; positioned east to west to receive direct sun rays when it rises	Lakshmana Temple
Contains multiple chariots (mostly wood, a few bronze)	Terracotta Warriors
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
Includes a landscape with intimations of industrialization (powerline, dam) as well as many more natural elements	Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Guardian figures emphasize masculine, fierceness and don intricate swirling drapery	Todai-ji
Capital of during the Ming and Qing Dynasties	Forbidden City
Emphasizes the Confucist virtue of loyalty, to both king and country	Portrait of Sin Sukju
Showcases a Renaissance carpet in the background	Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Has a teahouse in which highly-sophisticated Japanese tea ceremonies would take place	Ryoan-ji
Primaries the colors yellow and red; the colors associated with the emperor	Forbidden City
First time a landscape was the major theme in Japanese prints	Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Depicts a Korean prime minister who was a scholar, soldier, and involved in creating the Korean alphabet	Portrait of Sin Sukju