id:			314456
accession number:	2018.151
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.151
updated:		2024-04-17 11:08:32.969000

A girl worshipping the rising sun (Surya puja), c. 1810. Attributed to Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 23.8 x 17.1 cm (9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.); painting: 20.3 x 13.3 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.151

title:				A girl worshipping the rising sun (Surya puja)
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creation date:			c. 1810
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1820
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Devgarh
technique:	gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Chokha (Indian, active c. 1799–1824)  - artist
Indian painter, active 1799-1824
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measurements: Page: 23.8 x 17.1 cm (9 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.); Painting: 20.3 x 13.3 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	[[verso]] 659
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?–2018
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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.151/2018.151_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.151/2018.151_full.tif