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The Arrival of the Monsoon Season

The Arrival of the Monsoon Season

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The Arrival of the Monsoon Season
Artist
CultureIndian (Rajasthan, Jodphur)
Titles
  • The Arrival of the Monsoon Season
Datec. 1840
MediumOpaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (36.4 × 26.4 cm)
 Frame: 8 9/16 × 6 15/16 × 9/16 in. (21.7 × 17.6 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sushila and Durga Agrawal
Object number2026.72
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceCollection of William P. Wood (1927-1996), Philadelphia [1]; [Simon Ray Limited, London, 2026]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.

[1] President of the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1976-1980, acquired in India with Stuart Cary Welch in 1957.

Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References We can point to similar paintings, including a hunting scene from Jodhpur in the Museum’s collection. Both a symbolic in that they reflect the courtly life and duties of the Maharaja, and like other courts of Rajasthan, these reflect specific events and activities throughout the year. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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