APAH 8

Great Stupa at Sanchi. Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300 BCE-100 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome.

Detail - Great Stupa at Sanchi. Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300 BCE-100 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome.

Plan and elevation - Great Stupa at Sanchi. Madhya Pradesh, India. Buddhist; Maurya, late Sunga Dynasty. c. 300-100 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone on dome.

Terra cotta warriors from mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China. Qin Dynasty. c. 221-209 BCE. Painted terra cotta.

Terra cotta warriors from mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China. Qin Dynasty. c. 221-209 BCE. Painted terra cotta.

Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui). Han Dynasty, China. c. 180 CE. Painted silk.

Longmen caves. Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty. 493-1127 CE. Limestone.

Detail - Longmen caves. Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty. 493-1127 CE. Limestone.

Detail - Longmen Caves. Luoyang, China. Tang Dynasty. c. 493-1127 CE. Limestone.

Gold and jade crown. Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, Korea. Fifth to sixth century CE. Metalwork.

Todai-ji. Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. 743 CE; rebuilt c. 1700. Bronze and wood (sculpture); wood with ceramic tile roofing (architecture).

Great Buddha - Todai-ji. Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. 743 CE; rebuilt c. 1700. Bronze and wood (sculpture); wood with ceramic tile roofing (architecture).

Nio guardian statue - Todai-ji. Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. c. 743 CE; rebuilt c. 1700. Bronze and wood (sculpture); wood with ceramic tile roofing (architecture).

Nio guardian statue - Todai-ji. Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. c. 743 CE; rebuilt c. 1700. Bronze and wood (sculpture); wood with ceramic tile roofing (architecture).

Gate - Todai-ji. Nara, Japan. Various artists, including sculptors Unkei and Keikei, as well as the Kei School. c. 743 CE; rebuilt 1700. Bronze and wood (sculptures); wood with ceramic tile roofing (architecture).

Borobudur Temple. Central Java, Indonesia. Sailendra Dynasty. c. 750-842 CE. Volcanic-stone masonry.

Detail - Borobudur Temple. Central Java, Indonesia. Sailendra Dynasty. c. 750-842 CE. Volcanic-stone masonry.

Buddha - Borobudur Temple. Java, Indonesia. Sailendra Dynasty. c. 750-842 CE. Volcanic-stone masonry.

The temple of Angkor Wat - Angkor, Cambodia. Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone.

South Gate of Angkor Thom - Angkor, Cambodia. Hindu. Angkor Dynasty. c. 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone.

Churning of the Ocean of Milk - Angkor, Cambodia. Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone.

Jayvarman VII as Buddha - Angkor, Cambodia. Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone.

Angkor Wat plan - Angkor, Cambodia. Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone.

Angkor site plan - Angkor, Cambodia. Hindu, Angkor Dynasty. c. 800-1400 CE. Stone masonry, sandstone.

Lakshmana Temple. Khajuraho, India. Hind, Chandella Dynasty. c. 930-950 CE. Sandstone.

Detail - Lakshmana Temple. Khajuraho, India. Hindi, Chandella Dynasty. c. 930-950 CE. Sandstone.

Detail - Lakshmana Temple. Khajuraho, India. Hindi, Chandella Dynasty. c. 930-950 CE. Sandstone.

Plan - Lakshmana Temple. Khajuraho, India. Hindi, Chandella Dynasty. c. 930-950 CE. Sandstone.

Travelers among Mountains and Streams. Fan Kuan. c. 1000 CE. Ink and colors on silk.

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja). Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu), Chola Dynasty. c. 11th century CE. Cast bronze

Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace. Kamakura Period, Japan. c. 1250-1300 CE. Handscroll (ink and color on paper).

Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace. Kamakura Period, Japan. c. 1250-1300 CE. Handscroll (ink and color on paper).

The David Vases. Yuan Dynasty, China. 1351 CE. White porcelain with cobalt-blue underglaze.

Portait of Sin Sukju (1417-1475). Imperial Bureau of Painting. c. 15th century CE. Hanging scroll (ink and color on silk).

Forbidden City. Beijing, China. Ming Dynasty. 15th century CE and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.

Front Gate - Frobidden City. Beijing, China. 15th Century CE and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.

Hall of Supreme Harmony - Forbidden City. Beijing, China. c. 15th century CE and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.

The Palace of Tranquility and Longevity - Forbidden City. Beijing, China. c. 15th Century CE and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.

Plan - Forbidden City. Beijing, China. c. 15th century CE and later. Stone masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile.

Wet garden - Ryoan-ji. Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi Period, Japan. c. 1480. Rock garden.

Dry garden - Ryoan-ji. Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi Period, Japan. c. 1480 CE. Rock garden.

Plan - Ryoan-ji. Kyoto, Japan. Muromachi Period, Japan. c. 1480 CE. Rock garden.

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.

White and Red Plum Blossoms. Ogata Korin. c. 1710-1716 CE. Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper.

White and Red Plum Blossoms. Ogata Korin. c. 1710-1716 CE. Ink, watercolor, and gold leaf on paper.

Taj Mahal. Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor. 1632-1653 CE. Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens.

Taj Mahal. Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Masons, marble workers, mosaicists, and decorators working under the supervision of Ustad Ahmad Lahori, architect of the emperor. 1632-1653 CE. Stone masonry and marble with inlay of precious and semiprecious stones; gardens.

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings. Bichitr. c. 1620 CE. Watercolor, gold, and ink on paper.

Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan. Artist unknown; based on an oil painting by Liu Chunhua. c. 1969 CE. Color lithograph.