The elephant Khanderao Bahadur killing Sham Mahavat
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Creative CommonsAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1700 -
Geography
Mewar, Rajasthan state, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor on paper -
Dimension
H x W (painting): 21.3 × 34.2 cm (8 3/8 × 13 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
S2018.1.23 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.23
Object Details
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School/Tradition
Mewar school -
Description
Numerous attendants using firecrackers attempt to control a chained elephant. His mahout grips the elephant with his feet and hands as his hair sticks out in fright. -
Inscriptions
Recto: in devanagari script on top red border: Maharana Amar Singhji ri divar ke Khanderao Bahadur marti Sham MahavatiVerso: n. 9; 243 jo (album 243); Kimat val. -Rs. 12; Mewar inventory no: 13/243; 240/32?Verso: n. 9; 243 jo (album 243); Kimat val. -Rs. 12; Mewar inventory no: 13/243; 240/32? -
Provenance
From 1700?Royal Udaipur CollectionTo 1967Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner [1]From 1967 to 2001Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner in December 1967 [2]From 2001 to 2018Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001 [3]From 2018Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim[1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Mr. Khajanchi of Bikaner in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to Ralph Benkaim’s personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.[2] See note 1.[3] See note 1. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Sri Moti Chand KhajanchiRalph and Catherine BenkaimCatherine Glynn Benkaim -
Origin
Mewar, Rajasthan state, India -
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art -
Type
Painting -
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