Dhanasri Ragini
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Period
ca. 1680 -
Geography
Bundi or Raghogarh, Rajasthan state, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (painting): 23.5 × 18.4 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
S2018.1.32 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.32
Object Details
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School/Tradition
Bundi or Raghogarh school -
Provenance
To 1971Chhote Bharany, New Delhi [1]From 1971 to 2001Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Chhote Bharany, New Delhi in December 1971From 2001 to 2018Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001From 2018Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn BenkaimNotes:[1] All of the Benkaim Bharany paintings were bought in the United States, according to Catherine Glynn Benkaim May 23-24, 2016, who further notes that the dealer Chhote Bharany had two children who went to school in California and he had relatives in NYC. Gurshuran Sidhu reported that Bharany took all of his paintings out of India before the Emergency (most probably in 1969) and kept them with William Wolff in New York. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Chhote Bharany (New Dehli, India)Ralph and Catherine BenkaimCatherine Glynn Benkaim -
Origin
Bundi or Raghogarh, 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 -
Restrictions and Rights
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