Posted on: 2 July 2012

Island Palaces in Udaipur - 1932
By Yoshida Hiroshi , (Japanese, 1876 - 1950)
Showa era

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
H: 28.2 W: 40.5 cm
Japan

The vision of the palaces built on islands in Pichola Lake in the city of Udaipur in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan inspired the most delicately rendered and subtle print in the Yoshida's India series. At right is the pavilion known as the Jag Mandir, built in the 1620's, where the prince who later became Shah-Jahan (reigned 1628—58) lived while he was in revolt against his father, Emperor Jahangir. On the island at left are palaces built in the eighteenth century. With extraordinary control, Yoshida composed this image by printing thin, graded color washes, which give the appearance of a watercolor painting. The ethereal colors suggest the tones of early morning light.

Copyright © Smithsonian Institution


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Love this! So glad to see this photo of my "second home." L

divine sublime

PS Thank you! L

Wow!

Correction I think shah jahah stayed in Jag mandir and not gul mahal. I don't think names have changed in centuries. Rao Shivraj Pal Singh, kakosa correct me if I'm wrong

Sharmila Phadke फारच सुरेख. बहुदा सूर्योदय किंवा सूर्यास्त होत असतानाचे चित्र असावे. गुलाबी रंगाच्या छटा, मला तरी ती वेळ दर्शवितात. विशेषत: पाण्यातील प्रतिबिंब फारच सुरेख आहे.पाण्याच्या लाटांमधून विलग झालेल्या प्रतिमा आणि ती वेळ, मनावर वेगळाच परिणाम होतो.त्यातून, राजवाड्याच्या मागील बाजूस दिसणारी हिरवी झाडी आणि त्यापाठीमागे दिसणारा करडा रंग, हे सगळेच अप्रतिम.रंगांचे सौहार्द मला तितके शब्दात पकडणे कठीण आहे. कारण तितका अभ्यास नाही. तरीही परत एकदा तुमचे खास अभिनंदन.

फार सुंदर वर्णन केलं आहेस Anil Govilkar . आणि योशिदांनी हे सगळं किती खास जपानी नाजूक कुंचल्यातून, सौम्य रंगांमधून आणि अप्रतिम निरिक्षणातून दाखवले आहे. वुडब्लॉकमधून हे सगळं कसं साकारलं असेल काही कळतच नाही.

It is a beautiful print, but the correct name for the palace would be Jagmandir. Originally, it was referred to as Dumduma Mahal prior to prince Khurram's (Later Shahjahan) visit to the palace

You are right Shaun Rathore, Shah E Jahan stayed in jagmandir in 1623 A.D., and this isle palace was named on Mahrana Jagat Singh ji [1628-1652 A.D.].

Thanks Kakosa, Authors please make necessary changes..thanks..

Corrections done!

Brilliant, Thanks !!

Many thanks for sharing these beautiful images, I much enjoying looking at a new picture every day. And I'm learning so much more about India, which through my travels I am coming to love.Suggestions of where I may buy prints (original, antique) would be appreciated.

Shreedhar Iyengar, Sree Arunabha Chakraborty

खरच खूप छान आहे

खरच खूप छान आहे

Lovely

We swam to the palace from Hanuman Ghat in '71.Just so we could dive from the roof.