Vibhasa Ragini

Historical period(s)
ca. 1680
School
Bundi school
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (painting): 20.6 × 11.7 cm (8 1/8 × 4 5/8 in) H x W (overall): 27 × 17.6 cm (10 5/8 × 6 15/16 in)
Geography
India, Rajasthan state, Bundi
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
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2018.1.31
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Painting

Keywords
arrow, bow, India, knife, man, peacock, ragamala, Ralph and Catherine Benkaim collection, woman
Provenance

To 1964
Private collection, Los Angeles [1]

To at least 1966
James K. Ivory, New York

From 1966 to 2001
Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), purchased Ralph Benkaim in September 1966 purchased from James K. Ivory, New York [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] The painting was exhibited as belonging to a private California collection in Indian Miniature Paintings from West Coast Private Collections, no. 40; De Young Museum, San Francisco, May 29-July19, 1964.

[2] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Private Collection
Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim
James K. Ivory born 1928
Catherine Glynn Benkaim

Published References
  • J. LeRoy Davidson. Art of the Indian Subcontinent from Los Angeles Collections. Exh. cat. Los Angeles. 117.
  • Indian Miniature Paintings from West Coast Private Collections. Exh. cat. 40.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
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