Lalit Ragini, folio from a Ragamala

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  perhaps Marwar school

• Inscriptions

  Recto inscription in devanagari script: Praful sapt chad malya dhari … yuva ch gauro salochan sri. vinihi sratra vasre grahat pragyati. vilasivesho lalit pradishtah. Lalit Ragini

  The hero holds a a garland of seven blooming flowers (saptchad). He is young and fair with beautiful eyes. He leaves the house early morning in a (self-indulgent) state (remnant of the passionate night) and looks extremely beautiful. Lalit Ragini

• Provenance

  To 1969

  Sundaram, New Delhi [1]

  From 1969 to 2001

  Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased from Sundaram, New Delhi in November in 1969 [2]

  From 2001 to 2018

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001

  From 2018

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim

  Notes:

  [1] According to information from Catherin Glynn Benkaim.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Sundaram (New Dehli, India, active 1960's)

  Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim

• Origin

  perhaps Marwar, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1610s, 1600s

• Name

  Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine, Benkaim, Catherine Glynn, Sundaram

• Place

  perhaps Marwar, Rajasthan state, India

• Topic

  Pavilion, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Flowers, Ragamala, Gardens, Woman

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings