Kaccheli Ragini, from a Ragamala

Historical period(s): ca. 1700

School: Kulu or Bahu school

Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions: H x W (painting): 16.2 × 15.5 cm (6 3/8 × 6 1/8 in) H x W (overall): 21 × 21 cm (8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in)

Geography: India, Himachal Pradesh, Kulu or Bahu

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

Collection: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim collection

Accession Number: S2018.1.11

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Painting

Type: Painting

Keywords: India, ragamala, Ralph and Catherine Benkaim collection, sheep

Provenance

To 1967
Maggs Bros., London, England. [1]

From 1967 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Maggs Bros., London, England in April 1967. [2]

From 2001 to 2018
Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001. [3]

From 2018
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [4]

Notes:

[1] Information obtained from Catherine Glynn Benkaim. See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

[4] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s): Catherine Glynn Benkaim
Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
Maggs Bros founded 1894

Collection Area(s): South Asian and Himalayan Art

Rights Statement: Copyright with museum

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