Asian Art

Teresa Nielsen Hayden points out a gallery of art by Yoshida Hiroshi (from a Smithsonian collection), a Japanese artist who blended Western and Japanese techniques in making his prints of Far East locales. It's all gorgeous stuff. Teresa links individual prints, so check her post for the good ones. One which really caught my eye is this, the Island Palaces in Udaipur, India:



Fans of the James Bond movies should recognize the Island Palaces from their use in the film Octopussy.

When perusing these, make sure you click through to the larger versions. For instance, in the Island Palaces painting, when you check the larger version the attention to detail in the reflections of the Palaces and the distant mountains in the water is much more evident.