perhaps Marwar school 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 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. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Sundaram (New Dehli, India, active 1960's) Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- ca. 1605
- Dates
- ca. 1605-1610
- Format
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Pages
- 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)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S2018.1.48
- Rights
- Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/4a1b07b8a472190817b36a37f0455f92
