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Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 26 × 18.4 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/4 in)
H x W (overall): 30.6 × 23.5 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/4 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Marwar or Jodhpur, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
dated 1817
School/Tradition:
Jodphur school
Inscriptions:
Verso: Ghera Khulayo 1864 Bhadrapad Sud 14 Jada Sare (in devanagari)
This was opened in V.S 1864 Bhadrapad (August-Sept) in the crescent lunar phase (Shukla Paksha) 14
This was opened in V.S 1864 Bhadrapad (August-Sept) in the crescent lunar phase (Shukla Paksha) 14
Provenance:
From 1960 to ?
Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989), acquired in 1960 [1]
To 2002
Robert E. Moore [2]
From 2002 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Robert E. Moore in January 2002 [3]
From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Notes:
[1] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Millard Sheets (American, 1907-1989)
Robert E. Moore
Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Topic:
worship  Search this
Durga  Search this
temple  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:
S2018.1.53
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/ye33911c64e-fda3-4767-a05b-cc97f5dad6c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.53