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Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 22.4 x 30.5 cm (8 13/16 x 12 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Punjab Hills, India
Date:
ca. 1780
Court:
Guler or Kangra Court
School/Tradition:
Pahari school
Provenance:
To 1930
Ajit Ghose, Calcutta to 1930 [1]
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ajit Ghose, Calcutta in 1930 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Delighting Krishna: Paintings of the Child-God (March 15 to August 24, 2025)
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)
South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)
Hindu and Buddhist Art (April 1, 1982 to July 18, 1983)
Bicentennial Exhibition: Near Eastern and Indian Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)
Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, West Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Painting, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to November 28, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)
Previous custodian or owner:
Ajit Ghose
Topic:
Gopi  Search this
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South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.84
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Sackler Gallery 24a: Delighting Krishna: Paintings of the Child-God
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34ac725f7-02fd-4113-bf5d-473a1a3e4751
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.84