probably Marwar school Verso: (center) in devanagari Kukum Ragini (Kakubha Ragini) (top) in a later hand in blue ink, 8000 crossed out; Rs. 5000 To 1967 Sundaram, New Delhi [1] From 1967 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Sundaram, New Delhi in December in 1967 [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] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Sundaram, New Delhi in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were categorized as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine 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. 1630
- Dates
- ca. 1630
- Format
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Pages
- H x W (painting): 19.4 × 13 cm (7 5/8 × 5 1/8 in) H x W (overall): 23.5 × 17.2 cm (9 1/4 × 6 3/4 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S2018.1.51
- 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/b6f1f77f228dbe29f97030b56c12feac