Worship of Shri Nathji
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Object Details
- School/Tradition
- Bikaner school
- Provenance
- Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan, Udaipur, India [1]
- To 1986
- Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld (1924-2005) San Francisco, California [2]
- From 1986 to 2018
- Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001) and Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld, San Francisco, California in 1986 [3]
- From 2018
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4]
- Notes:
- [1] The stamp on the verso of the painting reads: “Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan, Udaipur [inventory no.] T27/209.” The stamp indicates that the painting was in the collection of the shop, Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan in Udaipur, India. It is unclear if William K. Ehrenfeld purchased it directly from Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan or whether he acquired it from another dealer or collector.
- [2] See note 1. It is possible William Ehrenfeld purchased this painting as early as 1975, which is the year he began collecting.
- [3] Ralph and Catherine Benkaim purchased this painting from William K. Ehrenfeld in 1986.
- [4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan
- Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld (1935-2005)
- Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
- Catherine Glynn Benkaim
- 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
- ca. 1700
- Accession Number
- S2018.1.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 18.8 × 26.7 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Vishnu
- Parvati
- Shiva
- Gopi
- temple
- India
- Surya
- Brahma
- Indra
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Saraswati
- Shri Nathji
- Record ID
- fsg_S2018.1.47
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3caac72c1-5bb6-4954-a011-02ba7022b92d
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