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In Coomaraswamy's discussion of this painting, he notes 'Paintings are abundant representing Lakshmi risen from the ocean upon the flower of a lotus and bathed by two or four elephants of the quarters.' He further notes this and another by the same hand (pl. XXVIIB) are from an incomplete series of twenty-one, now bound in one small volume.
Although originally ascribed to Jammu, the work is now regarded as Basohli and is directly connected to the Devi series and the Rasamanjari series, see Archer, Indian Paintings of the Punjab Hills, London, 1972, pp. 16-23, nos 1-4. Other folios from this series are the in the Fine Art Museum, Boston, see Coomaraswamy, Rajput Paintings, Boston, 1926, pls. XVI & XVII.
Published:
Ananda Coomaraswamy, Rajaput Paintings, Vol. II, Oxford, 1916, pl. XXVIII A.
Provenance:
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Collection
Thence by descent in 1947