Krishna playing with the gopis, folio from a Rasikpriya
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Period
dated 1686 (Samvat 1743) -
Geography
Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (painting): 19.3 × 13.5 cm (7 5/8 × 5 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
S2018.1.43 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2018.1.43
Object Details
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Artist
Ruknuddin (active ca. 1650-1697) -
School/Tradition
Bikaner school -
Description
Between two trees Krishna, wearing a gold crown, dances with two gopis, while another watches. In the foreground a confidant speaks to Radha seated outside a building. -
Inscriptions
Verso: in nagari script: rukdin ro sam. 1743 pota raskapriya am.52. By Ruknuddin, folio 52 of the Rasikpriya done in vs. 1743/a.d.1686 -
Provenance
To 1967Sri Moti Chand Khajanchi, Bikaner [1]1967Nowlakah, Calcutta [2]From 1967 to 2001Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Nowlakah, Calcutta in December 1967 [3]From 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] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.[2] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Nowlakah, Calcutta in December 1967, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim.[3] See note 2. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Sri Moti Chand KhajanchiNowlakahRalph and Catherine BenkaimCatherine Glynn Benkaim -
Origin
Bikaner, 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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