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Catalog Data

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 20.6 × 11.7 cm (8 1/8 × 4 5/8 in)
H x W (overall): 27 × 17.6 cm (10 5/8 × 6 15/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bundi, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
ca. 1680
School/Tradition:
Bundi school
Provenance:
To 1964
Private collection, Los Angeles [1]
To at least 1966
James K. Ivory, New York
From 1966 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased Ralph Benkaim in September 1966 purchased from James K. Ivory, New York [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] The painting was exhibited as belonging to a private California collection in Indian Miniature Paintings from West Coast Private Collections, no. 40; De Young Museum, San Francisco, May 29-July19, 1964.
[2] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Art of the Indian Subcontinent from Los Angeles Collections (March 4 to March 31, 1968)
Indian Miniature Paintings from West Coast Private Collections (May 29 to July 19, 1964)
Previous custodian or owner:
Private Collection
James K. Ivory (born 1928)
Ralph (1914-2001) 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 Freer and Sackler Galleries
Accession Number:
S2018.1.31
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ye396b962ee-e57d-4177-8695-26cf8128964e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.31