Portrait of a Raja, probably Raja Dhrub Dev of Jasrota
date: label: Date
content: ca.1690-1700
notes: label: Label
content: Portraits of Dhrub Dev with his distinctive high beaked nose were produced by painters from Mankot, Jasrota and Jammu. In the manner typical of Mankot, Jasrota, and Jammu portraiture in the early eighteenth century, the artist composed the image by combining plan views (carpet and tray) with frontal representations (figure, bolster, hookah). This painting is ascribed to Jammu because of the uncolored buff paper background and the colors, which are more subdued than those used at Mankot and Jasrota. The sober palette creates a dramatic, yet sensitive, image.
label: Provenance
content: To 1872
label: Provenance
content: Sir Thomas Phillips (1792-1872), U.K. [1]
label: Provenance
content: 1974
label: Provenance
content: Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Oriental Manuscripts, Indian and Persian Miniatures, November 27, 1974, lot. 785: “A Portrait of a Bearded Hill Raja.” [2]
label: Provenance
content: 2000
label: Provenance
content: Sale, South Kensington, London, Christie's, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, April 13, 2000, lot no. 317: “Portrait of a Rajah.” [3]
label: Provenance
content: From 2000 to 2018
label: Provenance
content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Islamic and Oriental Works of Art,” Christie's, South Kensington, London, April 13, 2000, lot no. 317, “Portrait of a Rajah.” [4]
label: Provenance
content: From 2018
label: Provenance
content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glyn Benkaim. [5]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See Sotheby’s, London auction catalogue, Oriental Manuscripts, Indian and Persian Miniatures, November 27, 1974.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Provenance
content: [3] See Christies, South Kensington, London auction catalogue, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, April 13, 2000.
label: Provenance
content: [4] See note 3.
label: Provenance
content: [5] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office.
label: Collection
content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Sir Thomas Phillips (1792-1872)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Sotheby's (London)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Christie's (London)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Catherine Glynn Benkaim (born 1946)
place: label: Origin
content: Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
topic: label: Topic
content: portrait
label: Topic
content: man
label: Topic
content: India
label: Topic
content: raja
label: Topic
content: smoking
label: Topic
content: hookah
label: Topic
content: South Asian and Himalayan Art
label: Topic
content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: S2018.1.6
objectType: label: Type
content: Painting
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Opaque watercolor on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 19.7 × 15.7 cm (7 3/4 × 6 3/16 in)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image within border): 16 × 14.2 cm (6 5/16 × 5 9/16 in)