Abhimanyu Hunting in a Forest, from a Mahabharata

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Folk/Popular school

• Provenance

  ?-1990

  Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd. (established 1988), London, England, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  From 1990

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See “Custody Receipt,” dated October 24, 1990, copy in object file. The object was transferred from Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd. to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for acquisition consideration on October 24, 1990.

  See invoice from Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd. issued by Michael C. Spink, dated November 6, 1990, copy in object file. Object is described as “A double sided page from a Ramayana, one side depicting an archer shooting at a tiger and a boar, the other with a swordsman addressing a monkey and a lady, with a chariot behind him.”

  Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd. (established 1988), in London, England is a dealer of Indian and Islamic works of art, including sculptures, Indian miniature paintings, drawings, ceramics, textiles, and weapons.

  [2] See Arthur M. Sackler, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved ca. late October 1990 or November 1990, copy in object file. Object is described as “Scenes from the Ramayana.”

  Research updated July 24, 2023

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Changing Tastes: Indian Paintings of the 18th and 19th Century (December 17, 2000 to July 15, 2001)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd. (established 1988)

• Origin

  Maharashtra state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1890s, 1870s

• Name

  Michael and Henrietta Spink, Ltd.

• Place

  Maharashtra state, India

• Topic

  Boar, Art, Hunting, Shield, Surpanakha, Mahabharata, Bow, Tiger, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Animals, Lakshmana, Ra?ma (Hindu deity), Horses

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings