Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (painting): 17.2 × 12.4 cm (6 3/4 × 4 7/8 in)

H x W (overall): 21.3 × 15 cm (8 3/8 × 5 15/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

perhaps Marwar, Rajasthan state, India

Date:

ca. 1605-1610

School/Tradition:

perhaps Marwar school

Inscriptions:

Recto inscription in devanagari script: Praful sapt chad malya dhari … yuva ch gauro salochan sri. vinihi sratra vasre grahat pragyati. vilasivesho lalit pradishtah. Lalit Ragini

The hero holds a a garland of seven blooming flowers (saptchad). He is young and fair with beautiful eyes. He leaves the house early morning in a (self-indulgent) state (remnant of the passionate night) and looks extremely beautiful. Lalit Ragini

Provenance:

To 1969

Sundaram, New Delhi [1]

From 1969 to 2001

Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Sundaram, New Delhi in November in 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] According to information from Catherin Glynn Benkaim.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Sundaram (India, active 1960's)

Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

Catherine Glynn Benkaim

Topic:

flower  Search this

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man  Search this

ragamala  Search this

pavilion  Search this

garden  Search this

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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:

S2018.1.48

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

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EDAN-URL:

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