Akhairaj with Courtiers and Musicians in a Garden

Marwar Court Rajput School Akhairaj, a minor noble in the state of Jodhpur (Marwar), is sitting on an English-style chair in an unidentified garden, listening to musicians and enjoying flowers. Below, a servant gathers fruit, and a sadhu sits by a fire in a corner of the garden, near a well. Red border. 1. (Martha Smith, 4 October 1999) Verso: Five and a half lines of writing at the top. Below is a circular stamp in purple ink: around the edge: KUMAR SANGRAM SINGH x OF NAWAL GARH x. In the middle: Painting No. Below the stamp: S Singh [written in blue ink]; 35 [written in pencil and circled]; Title: Raja Akahi Raj [stamped and written in blue ink]; School: Jodhpur [stamped and written in blue ink]; Artist: x [stamped and written in blue ink]. 1. (From the Seller's Invoice, September 1999) Five line inscription in nagari characters on reverse. 2. (Milo C. Beach, 6 December 1999) Akhairaj and other courtiers are identified by an inscription on the reverse. (Details to follow after translation of inscription.) From at least 1967 Kumar Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh, Jaipur, from at least 1967 [1] Stuart Cary Welch, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Warner, New Hampshire [2] To 1999 Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York to 1999 From 1999 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 1999 Notes: [1] In 1967, the object was seen and photographed by Milo C. Beach in the collection of Kumar Sangram Singh; his seal is on the reverse (according to Curatorial Note 4, Milo C. Beach, December 6, 1999, in the object record). [2] The object was acquired soon after 1967 by S.C. Welch, and sold through Colnaghi's (according to Curatorial Note 4, Milo C. Beach, December 6, 1999, in the object record). Freer Gallery of Art Collection East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007) Kumar Sangram Singh (Thakur of Nawalgarh) Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008) Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd.