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Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 18.1 × 28.6 cm (7 1/8 × 11 1/4 in)
H x W (overall): 22.2 × 32.4 cm (8 3/4 × 12 3/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Mewar, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
School/Tradition:
Mewar school
Provenance:
To 1967
Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi [1]
From 1967 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi in December 1967 [2]
From 2001 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001
From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim
[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Indian Arts Palace, Delhi in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to Ralph Benkaim’s personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Indian Arts Palace
Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Topic:
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South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
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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:
S2018.1.25
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/ye34c449682-636c-4141-bad9-8e9c1afe4e47
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.25