[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c19.s6.23 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s6.23 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c19.s6.23 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c19.s6.23) The most remarkable series of tile pictures in the world is the huge band on the walls of the Lahore Fort, extending from the Elephant Gate (\*Hāthī Pōl\*) to the north-eastern tower of Jahāngīr's quadrangle for a length of 497 yards, with a height of 17 yards. Nearly the whole of this enormous surface is faced with painted tiles representing elephant fights, a game of polo, and other scenes. Dr. Vogel has obtained tracings of 116 panels, of which many select examples have been repro- PLATE CIX. Chīnī-kā-Rauza. (Pl. XXV, E. W. Smith, \*Colour Decoration, Agra\*.) - [Previous: c19.s6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c19.s6.22) - [Next: c19.s6.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c19.s6.25) - [Up: c19.s6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c19.s6) ## Linked texts (1) - [Lahore Fort](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lahore-fort) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c19.s6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c19.s6.23) · Pramāṇa