Worship of Shri Nathji
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1700
notes: label: School/Tradition
content: Bikaner school
label: Provenance
content: Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan, Udaipur, India [1]
label: Provenance
content: To 1986
label: Provenance
content: Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld (1924-2005) San Francisco, California [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1986 to 2018
label: Provenance
content: Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001) and Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld, San Francisco, California in 1986 [3]
label: Provenance
content: From 2018
label: Provenance
content: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [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.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1. It is possible William Ehrenfeld purchased this painting as early as 1975, which is the year he began collecting.
label: Provenance
content: [3] Ralph and Catherine Benkaim purchased this painting from William K. Ehrenfeld in 1986.
label: Provenance
content: [4] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.
label: Collection
content: National Museum of Asian Art Collection
label: Exhibition History
content: Delighting Krishna: Paintings of the Child-God (March 15 to August 24, 2025)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Shanti Sharma Vidhya Bhavan
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld (1935-2005)
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: Bikaner, Rajasthan state, India
topic: label: Topic
content: Vishnu
label: Topic
content: Parvati
label: Topic
content: Shiva
label: Topic
content: Gopi
label: Topic
content: temple
label: Topic
content: India
label: Topic
content: Surya
label: Topic
content: Brahma
label: Topic
content: Indra
label: Topic
content: South Asian and Himalayan Art
label: Topic
content: Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
label: Topic
content: Saraswati
label: Topic
content: Shri Nathji
setName: label: See more items in
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: S2018.1.47
objectType: label: Type
content: Painting
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (overall): 18.8 × 26.7 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/2 in)