Shalimar Garden, Lahore (Sharamaru Gaaden)

If it appears to be a bright sunny day in Lahore with the marble monument in its famed Shalimar Garden especially resplendent, then the blame lies with the Japanese artist Yoshida Hiroshi, who was known to be especially charmed by the quality of light in the subcontinent and sought to express it truthfully in his woodblock prints. But that was not the only highlight of his works; they stood out for their aqueous luminosity as well, as evident in the clear, rain-washed view of this work. Yoshida was in India in late 1930-early 1931 and returned home to create a successful series of his impressions of the country.