Bangali Ragini

Marwar school Verso: 18 (in pencil) Recto: Ragini Bangalo [followed by an unclear word] 1990 Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, October 12, 1990, lot 41: “Bangali ragini: a girl dressed as an ascetic crouches on a stool before a shrine to the god Vishnu, a cheetah within the shrine, the roof decorated with elephants and faces” [1] From 1990 to 2018 Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, London, Sotheby’s, “Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures,” October 12, 1990, lot no. 41: “Bangali ragini: a girl dressed as an ascetic crouches on a stool before a shrine to the god Vishnu, a cheetah within the shrine, the roof decorated with elephants and faces.” From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [2] Notes: [1] See auction catalogue from Sotheby’s, London. Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, October 12, 1990, lot 41. [2] See Acquisition Consideration Form, copy in object file, Collections Management Office. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim