Month of Ashadha from a Barahmasa series

Object Details

• Description

  The drawing, from a Barahmasa or Twelve Months set, depicts the monsoon month of Ashadha (June-July), indicated by the wind-blown trees and shrubs. A prince and princess watch from the terrace above while a sage sits in front of his forest hut fronted by a lotus pond.

• Provenance

  ?-1996

  Charles (1903-1997) and Catherine Page (1908-1996), method of acquisition unknown [1]

  1996-April 1997

  Charles Page, by inheritance from Catherine Page [2]

  April 1997-December 1997

  Estate of Charles Page, by inheritance from Charles Page [3]

  From December 1997

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, bequest of Charles Page [4]

  Notes:

  [1] See the undated page from Charles Page’s trust document attached to the memo from the Office of the General Council of the Smithsonian Institution, dated June 5, 1997, copy in object file. S1996.135 and S1997.135 are described as, “Two (2) Indian brush drawings, Rajput, Bundi c. 1770-1780; gold framed” and as being “from the collection of Mary Catherine Page.”

  Charles (1903-1997) and Mary Catherine ‘Kitty’ Page (née Hall) (1908-1996) were collectors of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian art from San Francisco, CA and Kentfield, Marin County, CA. Both descendants of California pioneering families, Mr. and Mrs. Page were married in 1933. Mr. Page graduated from Yale University in 1924 and returned to California in 1934 where he worked as an insurance broker for twenty-five years. Together the couple were founding members of the Society for Asian Art (established 1958) and aided in the acquisition of the Avery Brundage Collection of Asian Art for the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. Additionally, Mr. Page was a trustee to several other San Francisco museums and the San Francisco Symphony.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See “Incoming Receipt,” dated June 20, 1997, copy in object file. The object was transferred from the Estate of Charles Page to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for acquisition consideration on June 20, 1997.

  [4] See Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on December 31, 1997, copy in object file. See also signed “Deed of Gift to the Arthur M. Sacker Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution,” copy in object file.

  Research updated September 27, 2023

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Charles and Catherine Page

  Charles Page (1903-1997)

  Estate of Charles Page

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Bequest of Charles and Catherine Page

• Type

  Drawing

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1770s, 1780s

• Name

  Estate of Charles Page, Page, Charles and Catherine, Page, Charles

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Princess, Seasons, Sage

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Drawings