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Unyielding to Temptation: The sage Shuka Remains Unmoved as Rambha Dances. . .


Creation date: ca. 1600
Creation place: India

Other Information

Type: Watercolor Painting
Medium and Support: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection
Accession Number: 1990.778
State/Province: Rajasthan
Dimensions: 8 5/8 in. x 3 7/8 in. (21.91 cm x 9.84 cm)

Provenance

Ramesh Kapoor, New York, New York ( - August 27, 1984)

Edwin Binney 3rd, San Diego, California (August 27, 1984 - August 27, 1990)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (August 27, 1990 - )

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October 2005
Domains of Wonder
The celestial nymph Rambha was generated before the creation of the world during the churning of the primeval Ocean of Milk. She became enamored of a sage and visited him where he sat in meditation. Despite her seductive dances and pleadings, the sage remained chaste and launched into a speech on the futility of pleasures of the flesh. The text is written on the reverse sides in gold on vermillion or aubergine grounds.
Last Updated: 1/21/2021

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Domains of Wonder: Selected Masterworks of Indian Painting San Diego Museum of Art , 10/22/2005 - 1/27/2008

Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in the Arts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayan Region , 11/11/2022 - 7/10/2023

Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art Cincinnati Art Museum , 11/11/2022 - 7/10/2023

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Brijinder Nath Goswamy and Dr. Caron Smith. Domains of Wonder: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 2005
Page Number: 62, 63, Figure Number: 16

Dr. Ainsley Cameron and Forrest McGill. Beyond Bollywood Asian Art Museum. San Francisco, 2022
Page Number: 80, 178-9, Figure Number: 62

Marks

Inscription, On reverse: 1. rambhovacha; pano 1. marge marge nutanam chutakhandam. . . ["1. Folio 1. Rambha said: All the regions are filling (at this time) with (the fragrance of) new mango blossoms. . ."]. marge marge jayate sadhusange . . . ["In all the regions it is in the company of good men . . ."].

Inscription, On reverse:

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Image of The Celestial Nymph Pleads with the Sage
The Celestial Nymph Pleads with the Sage
1990.779

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