'The Victoria Memorial' by Yoshida Hiroshi, 1931. This image is also available on:
Having already travelled extensively in America and Europe, in the late 1920s Yoshida Hiroshi set his sights on Asia. In 1929 he took a tour of India, which at that time was the British Raj, a territory of the British Empire. Indeed, the Raj was known as the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, encompassing the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar (Burma), the most precious possession of an empire that covered a quarter of the world in the 1920s. This scene was painted in Calcutta (renamed Kolkata in 2001), and shows the Victoria Memorial along with it's mirror image in the eastern reflecting pool. The Victoria Memorial was begun in 1906, when Calcutta was still the capital city of the Raj, in honor of the recently deceased Victoria, Queen of England and Empress of India. It's architecture is a conscious blend of European and Indian styles, primarily drawing from Mughal Indian influence - particularly the Taj Mahal - with elements of the neo-classical and revivalist Gothic styles popular in Britain in the 19th century. It's white marble façade is dazzlingly beautiful in the daytime, but here Hiroshi chooses a more subtly beautiful sunset scene.
The Victoria Memorial is now primarily used as a museum, and along with its gardens is one of Kolkata's most popular tourist attractions.
Product Details:
Classic unisex pullover hoodie with pouch, printed on front, available in five different colors.
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Available colors: black, white, gray, blue, navy blue
- Air jet yarn gives softer feel and reduced pilling
- Double-lined hood with color-matched drawcord
- Tear away label
- Double-needle stitching at shoulder, armhole, neck, waistband and cuffs
- Pouch pocket
- 1 x 1 rib with spandex
- Quarter-turned to eliminate centre crease
Size guide
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
| Length (inches) | 27.17 | 27.95 | 29.13 | 29.92 | 31.10 | 31.89 |
| B) Half Chest (inches) | 20.08 | 22.05 | 24.02 | 25.98 | 27.95 | 29.92 |
| Sleeve Length (inches) | 33.50 | 34.50 | 35.50 | 36.50 | 37.50 | 38.50 |
| S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | |
| Length (cm) | 69.00 | 71.00 | 74.00 | 76.00 | 79.00 | 81.00 |
| B) Half Chest (cm) | 51.00 | 56.00 | 61.00 | 66.00 | 71.00 | 76.00 |
| Sleeve Length (cm) | 85.09 | 87.63 | 90.17 | 92.71 | 95.25 | 97.80 |
Care instructions
| Wash | Machine, warm, inside out, like colors |
| Tumble Dry | Low |
| Bleach | Only non-chlorine |
| Dry Clean | Do not dry clean |
| Iron | Do not iron |