Thakur Ajit Singh worships the Goddess

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Jodphur school

• Inscriptions

  Verso: Ghera Khulayo 1864 Bhadrapad Sud 14 Jada Sare (in devanagari)

  This was opened in V.S 1864 Bhadrapad (August-Sept) in the crescent lunar phase (Shukla Paksha) 14

  This was opened in V.S 1864 Bhadrapad (August-Sept) in the crescent lunar phase (Shukla Paksha) 14

• Provenance

  From 1960 to ?

  Millard Owen Sheets (1907-1989), acquired in 1960 [1]

  To 2002

  Robert E. Moore [2]

  From 2002 to 2018

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Robert E. Moore in January 2002 [3]

  From 2018

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

  Notes:

  [1] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Millard Sheets (American, 1907-1989)

  Robert E. Moore

  Ralph and Catherine Benkaim

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim

• Origin

  Marwar or Jodhpur, 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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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1810s

• Name

  Sheets, Millard, Benkaim, Ralph and Catherine, Benkaim, Catherine Glynn, Moore, Robert E.

• Place

  Rajasthan state, Marwar, Jodhpur, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Worship, Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Temple, Durga? (Hindu deity)

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings