AP Art History:: Unit 8 - South East Se Asia

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Buddhist hemispherical sandstone reliquary mound (c. 300 BCE–100 CE) representing the Buddha's cosmic body and Mount Meru, surrounded by four carved stone torana gates.*

**A)** Great Stupa at Sanchi (India)
**B)** Borobudur Temple
**C)** Lakshmana Temple
**D)** Todai-ji

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Over 8,000 individualized painted terra cotta soldiers, horses, and chariots buried in Lintong (c. 221–209 BCE) to guard the first Emperor of China in the afterlife.*

**A)** Terra Cotta Warriors (Qin Shi Huang)
**B)** Funeral Banner of Lady Dai
**C)** Longmen Caves
**D)** Forbidden City

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*T-shaped painted silk funerary banner from Mawangdui (c. 180 BCE) illustrating the tripartite Han cosmos: underworld at base, earthly sacrifice, Lady Dai ascending, and heavenly realm above.*

**A)** Funeral Banner of Lady Dai (Han Dynasty)
**B)** Jade Cong
**C)** The David Vases
**D)** Court of Gayumars

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Limestone rock-cut Buddhist grottoes (c. 493–1127 CE) sponsored by Tang Empress Wu Zetian, featuring the colossal 57-foot monumental seated Vairocana Buddha and fierce guardian Lokapalas.*

**A)** Longmen Caves (Vairocana Buddha)
**B)** Buddhas of Bamiyan
**C)** Borobudur
**D)** Todai-ji

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Elaborate Korean royal funerary crown (c. 5th–6th century CE) made of sheet gold and gogok (comma-shaped jade jewels) shaped like a sacred world tree (axis mundi), symbolizing shamanic power.*

**A)** Gold and Jade Crown (Silla Kingdom, Korea)
**B)** Ruler's Feather Headdress
**C)** David Vases
**D)** Jade Cong

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Monumental wooden Buddhist temple complex in Nara (c. 743 CE, rebuilt c. 1700) housing the colossal bronze Daibutsu (Great Buddha) and protected by ferocious Kei school wooden Nio guardian statues.*

**A)** Todai-ji (Nara, Japan)
**B)** Ryoan-ji
**C)** Night Attack on Sanjo Palace
**D)** Longmen Caves

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Monumental Sailendra dynasty volcanic stone Buddhist stepped pyramid mandala (c. 750–842 CE) featuring 504 Buddha statues and 72 perforated stupas, guiding pilgrims from desire (Kamadhatu) to formlessness (Arupadhatu).*

**A)** Borobudur Temple (Java, Indonesia)
**B)** Angkor Wat
**C)** Great Stupa at Sanchi
**D)** Lakshmana Temple

Which South, East, or Southeast Asian artwork, Buddhist/Hindu monument, or Asian art concept is described below?

*Massive Hindu/Buddhist stone temple-mountain complex built by King Suryavarman II (c. 1116–1150 CE) dedicated to Vishnu, featuring towering lotus-bud towers, moat, and the Churning of the Ocean of Milk relief.*

**A)** Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
**B)** Borobudur
**C)** Lakshmana Temple
**D)** Great Stupa at Sanchi