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Jami Masjid, Delhi - 1931
Yoshida Hiroshi , (Japanese, 1876 - 1950)
Showa era
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
H: 37.6 W: 24.7 cm
Japan
Yoshida spent the New Year of 1931 in Delhi, where he continued to make sketches for his future prints. After returning to Japan, he chose as his subject the outer gateway to the Jami (Jama) Masjid, a mosque built in the mid-seventeenth century and one of the most impressive examples of the architectural projects undertaken by Shah-Jahan (reigned 1628–58), the same ruler who built the Taj Mahal as the tomb for his wife. White marble domes embellish the red sandstone gate that is approached via long stairways. Yoshida's interest in human activity is expressed here in his selection of a viewpoint that encompasses the market stalls in the foreground and includes many visitors resting on the brightly sunlit stairs.
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fantastic rendering....
wow!
Buland Darwaja with History
I love the colour and effects!
WOW!
just amazing!!!!
Great !
How beautiful, one can almost see the people move. I am also tempted to compare it with Herge's drawings. Thanks Rare Books!
Thanks Rare books. Can't explain delightful this is.
Thank you Rare Book Society, lovely print. You have the artist's name backwards ;-) it is Hiroshi Yoshida!
Am currently enjoying a book of the Daniell Brothers' aquatints of early coloni Hindoostan.
HIroshi Yoshida, a Japanese Artist who visited india in 1932. Did a set of 32 woodblock prints with India and SE Asia as the theme. Prints from Singapore to Pakistan... http://www.hanga.com/series.cfm?ID=9
Beautiful print. The colours are so right. The warmth of the steps. I feel more transported there than by a photo.
@Prashant, thanks for the link. When I see Yoshida's style of water colour and black keyline from the woodblock I wonder if he could have been an influent artist on the style of Herge, creator of Tintin?