Pichhavai of Varsha (Monsoon Season)

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Deccani school

• Provenance

  To 1964

  Alice Boney, Tokyo, to 1964 [1]

  From 1964 to 1989

  Charles and Catherine Page, Kentfield, CA, purchased from Alice Boney in Tokyo in 1964 [2]

  From 1989

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Charles and Catherine Page in 1989

  Notes:

  [1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Krishna's Path of Grace (Saturday, March 15, 2025 - Sunday, August 24, 2025)

  Recent Acquisitions (September 5 to October 30, 1990)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Alice Boney (1901-1988)

  Charles and Catherine Page

• Origin

  Andhra Pradesh state, India

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles and Catherine Page

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1800s, 1700s

• Name

  Boney, Alice, Page, Charles and Catherine

• Place

  Andhra Pradesh state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Peacock, Art, Fly whisk, Cows

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians, Hindus

• Object Type

  Paintings