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Notes (1st edition)THE SHALAMAR GARDENS are located five miles east of Lahore. They were commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1637. The form of the garden is inspired by the gardens of the same name, in Kashmir, and would later be copied in the Shalimar Gardens of Delhi. The enclosure is over five hundred yards long, and contains two gardens, with a narrow rectangular terrace in between them. Each garden is divided by canals and flowerbeds, following the Persian tradition of the charbagh, or fourfold garden. Each of the three parts is on a different level, so that the upper parts are concealed from the view of people entering from below. The highest, and therefore the most private, section is thought to have been used by the imperial women. The channels of water that weave through the whole garden are fed by canals designed and administered by a defector from the Persian court, Ali Mardan Khan, or Inayat Khan, known for his architectural and building expertise. The gardens contain white marble buildings in typical Shah Jahani style. They are enclosed by a red sandstone wall interrupted by small decorative kiosks. The Shalimar Gardens are among the best preserved Mughal gardens.
Publisher (this edition): Hiroshi Yoshida Hiroshi Yoshida
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Notes (this edition)
These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: 		HIROSHI YOSHIDA
(1876-1950)
Shalimar Garden, Lahore

Date: original 1931, 1st edition with jizuri seal in the left margin (see pictures below)
Size: OBAN, approx. 11.125 x 15.75"
Condition: VG, NOT backed, NOT trimmed, light tone in margin, a few barely visible fox spots, professional repair in left margin, drying holes from original printing in left margin
Impression: Fine, with excellent texture, extremely strong keylines (appears to be very early strike of this rare print
Color: VG, nice bleed through to verso
Documentation: The Complete Woodblock Prints of Hiroshi Yoshida
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