A page from a Book of Dreams/Omens

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Himalayan peoples; South Asians

Date

1710s, 1720s

Source

National Museum of Asian Art;

Smithsonian Institution

Work details

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Title

A page from a Book of Dreams/Omens

Creator

Worktype

Painting; Paintings

Cultural Context

Himalayan peoples; South Asians

Material

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

H x W (painting): 19.7 × 17.5 cm (7 3/4 × 6 7/8 in);
H x W (overall): 25.7 × 21.6 cm (10 1/8 × 8 1/2 in)

Technique

Language

Date

1710s, 1720s;
Date: ca. 1720

Provenance

1966 Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, December 12, 1966, lot. 100: “A Sadhu outside his Hut” [1] From 1966 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures,” London, December 12, 1966, lot no. 100, “A Sadhu outside his Hut” [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] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Sotheby’s London, December 1966, several years before the Indian government classified paintings as antiquities, according to his personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [2] See note 1.; 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

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

India

Source

National Museum of Asian Art;

Smithsonian Institution

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Subjects

landscape; meditation; ascetic; India; South Asian and Himalayan Art; Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Landscapes; Art; Meditation; Ascetic