A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s6.18

c19.s6.18

'the plantain [i. e. banana] trees mentioned by Bābar still exist. They are of the natural size, but the leaves made of bright green glazed tiles are very regularly disposed on each side of the yellow stems, and the effect is consequently too stiff and formal. The diamond patterns in blue tile, and the long narrow lines of the same colour, are, however, both effective and pleasing.'²