Art > Kashmir > Molyneux watercolours 5 - 7
...he was talking of Norwegian architecture, or rather how much architecture, in Kashmir, was almost, so to speak, Norwegian, the Hamadan Mosque for instance, wooden, with its tall tapering spires, and ornaments pendulous from the eaves – UTV, 307.

Above: The Hamadan Mosque is described in Francis Younghusband's Kashmir (67), as being "of an almost Norwegian type of architecture, built of wood with a tall taper spire and handsome ornaments hanging from the eaves." Compare Major Edward Molyneux's water-colour, "Mosque of Shah Hamadan, Srinagar" (Plate 24, opposite p. 70 of Francis Younghusband's Kashmir).
...and how much they, for some reason, always reminded him of the terrace of the Nishat Bagh – UTV, 307.

Above: The Nishat Bagh, the "Garden of Bliss", was laid out in 1630 by Asaf Khan, and arranged in ten terraces. Like the Borda Gardens in Cuernavaca the garden has pavilions, fountains, reservoirs, and long shaded walks. Compare Major Edward Molyneux's "A Terrace of the Nishat Bagh" (Plate 31, opposite p. 84 of Francis Younghusband's Kashmir).

He was lying face downward drinking from a lake that reflected the white-capped ranges – UTV, 125.

Above: The Consul's thirsty vision of the mountains, the lake, the purple chenars, and a village nestling among the mulberries is taken directly from Francis Younghusband's Kashmir, p.35. Compare Major Edward Molyneux's water-colour, "Mouth of the Sind Valley" (Plate 4, opposite p. 6).