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The Gopis Refuse to Play Holi
Attributed to: The Family of Nainsukh
Indian, Pahari
early 19th century
Object Place: Kangra style, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/Technique
Ink and opaque watercolor on primed paper
Dimensions
20.5 x 26.4 cm (8 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession Number17.2475
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
Marks
Stamp on reverse:
S. Bahadur Shah
Dealer in Quriosities
Mochee Gate Lahore
S. Bahadur Shah
Dealer in Quriosities
Mochee Gate Lahore
ProvenanceAbout 1910, probably sold by S. Bahadur Shah (dealer), Mochi Gate, Lahore, to Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947), Needham, MA; 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)