Wedding Preparations: folio from a Nala-Damayanti series
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Period
1775-1800 -
Geography
Guler, Himachal Pradesh state, Punjab Hills, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor on paper -
Dimension
H x W (drawing): 22.4 × 33.6 cm (8 13/16 × 13 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1930.85 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.85
Object Details
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Court
Guler Court -
School/Tradition
Pahari school -
Provenance
To 1930Ajit Ghose, Calcutta to 1930 [1]From 1930Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ajit Ghose, Calcutta in 1930 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)Hindu and Buddhist Art (April 1, 1982 to July 18, 1983)The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979)Centennial Exhibition, West Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Painting, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to November 28, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945) -
Previous custodian or owner
Ajit Ghose -
Origin
Guler, Himachal Pradesh state, Punjab Hills, India -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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