Island Palaces in Udaipur
Object Details
- Label
- 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 Gul Mahal, 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.
- Provenance
- To 1996
- Henry Edwin Robison (1913-2008), Palo Alto, CA, to 1996
- From 1996
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Henry Edwin Robison in 1996
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Yoshida Hiroshi: Japanese Prints of India and Southeast Asia (August 1 to October 17, 1999)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Henry Edwin Robison (1913-2008)
- Credit Line
- Gift of H. Ed Robison in memory of Katherine W. Robison
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- 1932
- Period
- Showa era
- Accession Number
- S1996.22
- Artist
- Yoshida Hiroshi 吉田博 (1876-1950)
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Medium
- Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28.2 x 40.5 cm (11 1/8 x 15 15/16 in)
- Origin
- Japan
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- Showa era (1926 - 1989)
- palace
- island
- Japan
- Japanese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1996.22
