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Artist:
Attributed to Golu, son of Devidasa  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 16.9 × 27.3 cm (6 5/8 × 10 3/4 in)
H x W (overall): 21.3 × 31.7 cm (8 3/8 × 12 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Nurpur, Himachal Pradesh state, India
Date:
ca. 1710 - ca. 1715
School/Tradition:
Nurpur school
Description:
Close to the image are two thin black lines framing the image. Against a red background, on the left, Shiva walks with Parvati past a large tree. On the right, the couple lie down on a tiger skin. Yellow border.
Inscriptions:
Verso: takri number 1; in takri “anakūla=favorable, compatible, agreeable”
Provenance:
Collection of the Raja of Lambragaon, Himachal Pradesh, India.
To 1967
Sona Gallery, New York, New York. [1]
From 1967 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Sona Gallery in New York City in June, 1967. [2]
From 2001 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001. [3]
From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [4]
Notes:
[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting in 1967 from Sona Gallery in New York City, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records via Catherine Glynn Benkaim. Sona Gallery did not produce a publication.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.
[4] See note 3.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Wonder of the Age: Painters of India (September 28, 2011 to January 8, 2012)
Masters of Indian Painting (April 28, 2011 to January 8, 2012)
Gods and Demons (2000-2001, 2002)
Painting in the Punjab Hills (1999-2000)
Selections for the Opening of The Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries (1994)
Art of the Indian Subcontinent from Los Angeles Collections (March 4 to March 31, 1968)
Previous custodian or owner:
Raja of Lambagraon
Sona Gallery (American)
Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Topic:
tiger  Search this
Parvati  Search this
Shiva  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
Accession Number:
S2018.1.13
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
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/ye36a369dd1-8998-4c2f-ad80-b3d8fe29d1ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.13