1. South, East & Southeast Asia 300 BCE -1980 CE

2. Enduring Understandings Arts in these areas represent some of the worlds oldest, most diverse, and most sophisticated visual traditions. Distinctive religious art forms developed to support the beliefs of the religions. Artistic & architectural traditions deeply rooted in Asian aesthetics & cultural practices

3. Great Stupa at Sanchi 300 BCE – 100 CE Madhya Pradesh, India Buddhist Late Sunga Dynasty 300 BCE – 100 CE Stone Masonry Sandstone on dome

4. Terracotta warriors from the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China 221- 209 BCE Painted Terra Cotta

5. Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui) Han Dynasty, China c. 180 BCE Painted Silk

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

7. Gold & Jade Crown Three Kingdoms Period Silla Kingdom, Korea 5 th – 6 th Century CE Metalwork

8. Todai-ji Nara, Japan Various artists including sculptors Unkei & Keikei, as well as the Kei School. 743 CE – Rebuilt 1700 Bronze & Wood (Sculpture) Wood with ceramic-tile roofing (architecture)

9. Borobudur Temple Central Java, Indonesia Sailendra Dynasty c. 750-842 CE Volcanic Stone mason

10. Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor Thom, Cambodia Hindu, Angkor Dynasty c. 800-1400 CE Stone Masonry Sandstone

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

12. Travelers among Mountains and Streams Fan Kuan c. 1000 CE Ink & Colors on Silk

13. Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) Hindu; India (Tamil Nadu) Chola Dynasty c. 11 th Century CE Cast Bronze

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

15. The David Vases Yuan Dynasty, China 1351 CE White Porcelain with Cobalt-blue underglaze

16. Portrait of Sin Sukju (1417-1475) Imperial Bureau of Painting c. 15 th Century CE Hanging scroll Ink and color on silk

17. Forbidden City Beijing, China Ming Dynasty 15 th Century CE Stone Masonry, marble, brick, wood, and ceramic tile

18. Ryoan-ji Kyoto, Japan Muromachi Period, Japan c. 1480 CE 18 th Century Rock Garden

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

20. Taj Mahal Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Ustad Ahmad Lahor Architect of Emperor 1632-1653 CE Stone Masonry & Marble with Inlay of precious and semi-precious stones, gardens

21. White and Red Plum Blossoms Ogata Korin c. 1710 – 1716 CE Ink, Watercolor, and gold leaf on paper

22. Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nama ura) AKA: The Great Wave From the Series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Katsushika Hokusai 1830-1833 CE Polychrome Woodblock Print Ink & color on paper

23. Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan Artist Unknown Based on an oil painting by Liu Chunhua c. 1969 CE Color Lithograph