Medium:

Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 21.9 × 18.5 cm (8 5/8 × 7 5/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

Ajmer, Rajasthan state, India

Date:

ca. 1680

School/Tradition:

Ajmer school

Description:

This painting depicts a wedding ceremony with Brahma in attendance. Holding hands, the couple sits under a canopy of leaves that is supported by posts made from pots stacked one on top of another.

Provenance:

To 1969

Kasmin Gallery, London [1]

From 1969 to 2001

Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Kasmin Gallery, London in April 1969 [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

Notes:

[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Kasmin Gallery, London in April 1969, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Kasmin Gallery (English, 1963-1972)

Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

Catherine Glynn Benkaim

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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:

S2018.1.29

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye300b83a3e-b37d-4127-97db-1a707936e1b9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.29