Buddha Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Gandharan. c. 400–800 ce (destroyed in 2001). Cut rock with plaster and polychrome paint
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Jowo Rinpoche, enshrined in the Jokhang Temple Lhasa, Tibet. Yarlung Dynasty. Believed to have been brought to Tibet in 641 ce. Gilt metals with semiprecious stones, pearls, and paint; various offerings.
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Borobudur Temple Central Java, Indonesia. Sailendra Dynasty. c. 750–842 ce. Volcanic-stone masonry
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. Great Stupa at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300 bce–100 ce. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome
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Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynasty. c. 11th century ce. Cast bronze
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Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor Thom, Cambodia Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800–1400 ce. Stone masonry, sandstone
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Lakshmana Temple Khajuraho, India. Hindu, Chandella Dynasty. c. 930–950 ce. Sandstone
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The David Vases Yuan Dynasty, China. 1351 ce. White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze.
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Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui) Han Dynasty, China. c. 180 bce. Painted silk.
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Travelers among Mountains and Streams Fan Kuan. c. 1000 ce. Ink and colors on silk
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Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan Artist unknown; based on an oil painting by Liu Chunhua. c. 1969 ce. Color lithograph.
Forbidden City Beijing, China. Ming Dynasty. 15th century ce and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.
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Terra cotta warriors from mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China Qin Dynasty. c. 221–209 bce. Painted terra cotta.
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Gold and jade crown Three Kingdoms period, Silla Kingdom, Korea. Fifth to sixth century ce. Metalwork.
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Portrait of Sin Sukju (1417–1475) Imperial Bureau of Painting. c. 15th century ce. Hanging scroll (ink and color on silk).
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Todai-ji Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. 743 ce; rebuilt c. 1700 ce. Bronze and wood (sculpture); wood with ceramic-tile roofing (architecture).
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Ryoan-ji Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi period, Japan. c. 1480 ce; current design most likely dates to the 18th century ce. Rock garden.
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Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace Kamakura period, Japan. c. 1250–1300 ce. Handscroll (ink and color on paper).
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White and Red Plum Blossoms Ogata Korin. c. 1710–1716 ce. Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper.
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Katsushika Hokusai. 1830–1833 ce. Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper.