Full list: Antiquities in the possession of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kamadeva, the God of Love

Sculpture-2
Title: Kamadeva, the God of Love
Provenance: [Art of the Past, Inc. , New York, by 1993, sold to MMA].
Medium: Stone
Culture: India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir)/ Date: second half of the 8th century; “a rare survivor from early medieval Kashmir.”

The God Revanta

Sculpture-3
Title: The God Revanta Returning from a Hunt
Provenance: Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (by 2003; donated to MMA).
Medium: Bronze
Culture: India (Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh)/ Date: ca. 10th century; “later Chalukyan period.”,

Sculpture-4
Title: Child Saint Sambandar
Provenance: Dr. J. R. Belmont , Basel (by ca. 1950, until 1966; sold to Ellsworth); Robert H. Ellsworth Chinese, New York (1966–2008; sold to Wiener); [ Doris Wiener American, New York, 2008–10; gift and sale to MMA].
Medium: Copper alloy
Culture: India, Tamil Nadu / Date: late 11th century; “Chola period (880–1279)”

The God Danda and the Goddess Niksubha (Attendants of Surya, the Sun God)

Sculpture-5
Title: The God Danda and the Goddess Niksubha (Attendants of Surya, the Sun God)
Provenance: Doris Wiener American, New York (by 1983; given to MMA).
Medium: Sandstone
Culture: India / Date: 11th century; no further details available.

Pot

Sculpture-6
Title: Pot
Credit Line: Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in honor of his daughter, Mamta Kapoor, 2003.
Medium: Ceramic
Culture: India (Bengal)/ Date: ca. 1st century BCE; (Shunga period).

Yakshi Holding a Crowned Child

Sculpture-7
Title: Yakshi Holding a Crowned Child
Provenance: Subhash Kapoor, New York (by 2002; donated to MMA).
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: India (Bengal)/ Date: ca. 1st century BCE; (Shunga period).

Vessel

Sculpture-8
Title: Vessel
Provenance: [Subhash Kapoor , New York, until 2001]; Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation , New York (2001–2002; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ceramic
Culture: India (Bengal)/ Date: ca. 1st century BCE; (Shunga period)

Vessel

Sculpture-9
Title: Vessel
Credit Line: Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his mother, Shashi Kanta Kapoor, 2001.
Medium: Ceramic
Culture: India (Bengal)/ Date: ca. 1st century BCE; (Shunga period).

Yakshi Holding a Crowned Child with a Visiting Parrot

Sculpture-10
Title: Yakshi Holding a Crowned Child with a Visiting Parrot
Provenance: [Art of the Past, Inc. , by 2002, sold to MMA].
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: India (Bengal)/ Date: ca. 1st century BCE; (Shunga period).

Rattle in the Form of a Crouching Yaksha (Male Nature Spirit)

Sculpture-11
Title: Rattle in the Form of a Crouching Yaksha (Male Nature Spirit)
Provenance: [Art of the Past, Inc. , New York, by 1990, sold to MMA].
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: India (West Bengal, Chandraketugarh)/ Date: 1st century BCE; (Shunga period).

Parikara (Backplate)

Sculpture-12
Title: Parikara (Backplate)
Provenance: Uncle of Subhash Kapoor by 1972; [Art of the Past, Inc. , New York, by 1992, sold to MMA]
Medium: Brass inlaid with silver and copper
Culture: India (Gujarat)/ Date: dated 1449; “The reverse of this back plate has a lengthy inscription with a date of 1507, corresponding to A.D. 1449”.

Panel with Krishna and Gopis

Sculpture-13
Title: Panel with Krishna and Gopis
Provenance: [Art of the Past, Inc. , New York, until 1990, sold to Polsky]; Cynthia Hazen Polsky , New York (1990–2011; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ivory
Culture: India (Orissa)/ Date: 17th century; no further details available.

Standing Nagini

Sculpture-14
Title: Standing Nagini (Study Collection)
Provenance: Subhash Kapoor, New York (by 1991; donated to MMA).
Medium: Not mentioned
Culture: India /Date: 20th century; No further details available.

Woman with a Parrot

Sculpture-15
Title: Woman with a Parrot (Study Collection)
Provenance: Subhash Kapoor, New York (by 1991; donated to MMA).
Medium: Stone
Culture: India/ Date: 20th century; No further details available.

Standing Nagaraja

Sculpture-16
Title: Standing Nagaraja (Study Collection)
Medium: Stone
Provenance: Subhash Kapoor, New York (by 1991; donated to MMA).
Culture: India /Date: 20th century; No further details available.

Head of a Male Deity

Sculpture-17
Title: Head of a Male Deity (Study Collection)
Medium: Stone
Provenance: Subhash Kapoor, New York (by 1991; donated to MMA).
Culture: India/ Date: 20th century; No further details available.

Sculpture-18 (no image available)
Title: Tile with Impressed Figure Carrying a Festoon of Flowers
Provenance: [Art of the Past, Inc., New York, by 1992, sold to MMA].
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: India (Jammu & Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir, Harwan)/ Date: 3rd–4th century.

59 PAINTINGS

The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha

Painting-1
Title: The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasura Mardini) ca. 1760, India (Rajasthan, Mewar).
Credit Line: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor, Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Mewar)/ Date: ca. 1760; “Finished paintings of this subject are well known from the Mewar court and neighboring ateliers”.

Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic ca. 1775–80, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh Indian.

Painting-2
Title: Rama and Lakshmana Visit the Hermitage of an Ascetic ca. 1775–80, Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh Indian.
Credit Line: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor, Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Red ochre and wash on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler or Kangra)/ Date: ca. 1775–80; “The rapid gestural quality of the sketch fits well with other preparatory drawings attributed to artists who followed the great master Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78) within the Seu family workshops in the Punjab Hills”.

A Lady with Attendants

Painting-3
Title: A Lady with Attendants
Credit Line: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor, Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and transparent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra)/ Date: ca. 1775–80; “This sketch fits within the body of preparatory work by the Seu family painter Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)”.

Krishna Subdues the Serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna River: Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series

Painting-4
Title: Krishna Subdues the Serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna River: Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series
Credit Line: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor, Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler or Kangra)/ Date: ca. 1780; “Attributed to a follower of Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)”.

Woman Leaving Her Lover

Painting-5
Title: Woman Leaving Her Lover
Credit Line: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor, Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra or Guler)/ Date: ca. 1790–1820; “Poetic scenes of lovers and the distress of their separation were popular themes in the Pahari Hills at the beginning of the nineteenth century”.

Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Painting-6
Title: Durga Confronts the Buffalo Demon Mahisha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya
Provenance: [Kapoor Curios, Jalandhar, India, by 1962]; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper
Artist: Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)/ Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)/ Date: ca. 1780; “Attributed to a first-generation master after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)”.

Durga Confronts the Army of the Demon Chikshura: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Painting-7
Title: Durga Confronts the Army of the Demon Chikshura: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya
Provenance: [Kapoor Curios , Jalandhar, India, by 1962]; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Charcoal and ocher on paper
Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)/ Date: ca. 1780; “The red ocher was then applied to bring this sketch to a more finished state”.

Durga, Kali, and Five Matrikas Battle the Daitya Army of the Demon Shumbha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya.

Painting-8
Title: Durga, Kali, and Five Matrikas Battle the Daitya Army of the Demon Shumbha: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya.
Provenance: [Kapoor Curios , Jalandhar, India, by 1962]; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash, and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)/Date: ca. 1780; made of “Ink, wash, and translucent watercolor on paper”.

Cityscape

Painting-9
Title: Cityscape
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills)/Date: 19th century; made of “Ink on paper”.

Domed Pavilion

Painting-10
Title: Domed Pavilion
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on fabric
Culture: India, Company School /Date: ca. 1830; made of “Ink on fabric”.

Shiva and Parvati in a Mountain Grotto

Painting-11
Title: Shiva and Parvati in a Mountain Grotto
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler) /Date: ca. 1800; made of “Ink on paper”.

A Ruler in Procession

Painting-12
Title: A Ruler in Procession
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Jodhpur)/ Date: early 19th century; made of “Ink on paper”.

Scenes from the Bhagavata Purana

Painting-13
Title: Scenes from the Bhagavata Purana
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra)/ Date: early 19th century; made of “Ink on paper”.

A Swooning Lady

Painting-14
Title: A Swooning Lady
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, transparent, and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/Date: late 19th century; made of “Ink, transparent, and translucent watercolor on paper”.

Krishna and Radha Standing on a Lotus

Painting-15
Title: Krishna and Radha Standing on a Lotus
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: late 19th–early 20th century; made of “Ink on paper”.

Krishna (dressed as a woman) Embracing Radha

Painting-16
Title: Krishna (dressed as a woman) Embracing Radha
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and light wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Mewar)/Date: 19th century; made of “Ink and light wash on paper”.

Design for a Bangle

Painting-17
Title: Design for a Bangle
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills)/Date: early 19th century; made of “Ink and translucent watercolor on paper”.

Portrait of a Sikh Noble

Painting-18
Title: Portrait of a Sikh Noble
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash, and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Punjab Plains)/Date: early 19th century.

Interior of the Taj Mahal Mausoleum

Painting-19
Title: Interior of the Taj Mahal Mausoleum
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, tinted wash, and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Delhi or Agra) /Date: early 19th century; made of “Ink, tinted wash, and opaque watercolor on paper”.

Portrait of Manya Sahib Man Rup Sagarji

Painting-20
Title: Portrait of Manya Sahib Man Rup Sagarji
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kotah)/Date: late 18th century; “shows Ganesha, an elephant, and, below, Manya Sahib Man Rup Sagarji smoking a hookah, with an attendant holding a flywhisk, while receiving guests”.

Sketch of a Horse

Painting-21
Title: Sketch of a Horse
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills)/ Date: late 18th century; “This formal and idealized representation of a horse is typical of Pahari workshops and readily distinguished from the more naturalistic and animated renderings seen in the Rajput painting tradition”.

The Fountain Worker

Painting-22
Title: The Fountain Worker
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash, and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: early 19th century; “Inscription at top, ‘Marava Shri Madan Mohanji ke Favara Ka Porgaval’ – ‘worker of the fountain of the great Rav/Rao Shri Madan Mohanji.”

Sketch Page of Facial Studies, likely Maharao Kishor Singh

Painting-23
Title: Sketch Page of Facial Studies, likely Maharao Kishor Singh
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kotah)/ Date: ca. 1830; made of “Ink on paper”.

Running Elephant (recto); Practice Sheet of Elephant Sketches (verso)

Painting-24
Title: Running Elephant (recto); Practice Sheet of Elephant Sketches (verso)
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kotah)/ Date: mid-18th century; “Elephants were an extremely popular subject in Kotah court painting, which largely focused on marshal themes and hunts. Here, the artist almost completely ignored the human figures; instead, the emphasis is on naturalistically capturing the elephant in motion”.

Lovers Returning to a Palace

Painting-25
Title: Lovers Returning to a Palace
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Bundi)/ Date: late 18th century; “Two lovers approach a bedchamber set within an elaborate architectural façade composed of globular domes and open pavilions typical of southern Rajasthan and the kingdom of Bundi in particular”.

Elephants in Combat

Painting-26
Title: Elephants in Combat
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kotah)/ Date: early 19th century; “Here, reworkings in charcoal are preserved, unlike in finished ink drawings, where the preparatory charcoal is subsequently erased”.

Design for a Hookah Base

Painting-27
Title: Design for a Hookah Base
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA)
Medium: Ink and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: late 19th century; “This drawing juxtaposes various floral designs of Mughal inspiration”.

A Lion Fighting a Crocodile

Painting-28
Title: A Lion Fighting a Crocodile
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: Culture: India (Rajasthan, Bundi)/ Date: early 19th Century; “The motif of two of nature’s most powerful creatures in deadly combat was borrowed from earlier works”.

War Chariot

Painting-29
Title: War Chariot
Provenance: ossibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Red ochre on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: mid-19th century; “This massive chariot takes on the architectural proportions of an open-domed pavilion”.

Worship of Brijnathji and Svamini (recto); Equestrian Portrait (verso)

Painting-30
Title: Worship of Brijnathji and Svamini (recto); Equestrian Portrait (verso)
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and transparent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kotah)/ Date: ca. 1800; “The Kotah court nobility frequently chose to have themselves represented in this mode”.

Woman with a Turban Dressed as Radha

Painting-31
Title: Woman with a Turban Dressed as Radha
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kishangarh)/ Date: late 19th century; “This woman of the Kishangarh court is dressed as Radha, Krishna’s lover. The elongated head and stylized eye are typical of a figural type that emerged in the Kishangarh court in the late eighteenth century”.

Nobleman on Horseback

Painting-32
Title: Nobleman on Horseback
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Sawar)/ Date: mid-18th century; “This equestrian portrait of a prince is from the court of Sawar, a small state in Ajmer established by the Mughal emperor Jahangir”.

Woman Holding a Flute and Dressed as Krishna

Painting-33
Title: Woman Holding a Flute and Dressed as Krishna
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kishangarh)/ Date: mid-to late 18th century; made of “Ink and wash on paper”.

Design of Intertwining Animals and Plants

Painting-34
Title: Design of Intertwining Animals and Plants
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, opaque and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: 18th–19th century; “This complex composition of animals locked in combat and intertwining floral designs has its roots in Mughal and Persian marginalia painting”.

Diagram for a Pichawai Depicting the Sharad Purnima (the Autumn Full Moon).

Painting-35
Title: Diagram for a Pichawai Depicting the Sharad Purnima (the Autumn Full Moon).
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash, and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Nathadwara)/ Date: mid-19th century; made of “Ink, wash, and opaque watercolor on paper”.

Maharao Shatru Sal II (1866–89) Hunting a Tiger.

Painting-36
Title: Maharao Shatru Sal II (1866–89) Hunting a Tiger.
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kotah)/ Date: ca. 1866–89; made of “Ink, transparent and opaque watercolor on paper”.

Bhagat Sen Worshipping Vishnupada

Painting-37
Title: Bhagat Sen Worshipping Vishnupada
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler)/ Date: mid-18th century; “According to the inscription, this portrait is of Bhagat Sen, who stands venerating the footprints of Vishnu (Vishnupada). The flasks in his belt and the Kangra-style rural landscape suggest that he has come to this holy place on a pilgrimage”.

Shiva and Parvati

Painting-38
Title: Shiva and Parvati
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills)/ Date: 19th century; “The god Shiva is shown in the wilderness as an ascetic with snakes coiling around his arms and in his hair”.

Varaha Triumphant

Painting-39
Title: Varaha Triumphant
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and ink wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Sawar)/ Date: late 18th century; “Here, Varaha (an avatar of Vishnu) sits triumphantly on a rocky mountaintop while being venerated by the major Hindu gods”.

Desvarari Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Painting-40
Title: Desvarari Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Bundi)/ Date: early 18th century; “The simply presented figures have a freshness that is often lost in a finished work. The identification of this ragini is based on a finished, inscribed painting from a set now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston”.

Maharaja Ranbir Singh

Painting-41
Title: Maharaja Ranbir Singh
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and transparent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Jammu)/ Date: ca. 1860–80; “This is likely a portrait of Ranbir Singh, an attribution supported by the inscription at the upper left identifying the subject as ‘Maharaja of Jammu”.

Linga Temple Compound

Painting-42
Title: Linga Temple Compound
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash, and transparent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: late 19th century; “This drawing shows all the key elements of a temple dedicated to Shiva”.

The Elephant King Wrestles a Crocodile: Illustration from a Gajendramoksha Series

Painting-43
Title: The Elephant King Wrestles a Crocodile: Illustration from a Gajendramoksha Series
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Kotah)/ Date: late 19th century; “The sketch illustrates the story of the king Gajendra, who had been cursed and transformed into an elephant”.

Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya

Painting-44
Title: Durga, Kali, and the Matrikas Battle the Demon Raktabija: Scene from the Devi Mahatmya
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, ocher and underdrawing
Culture: India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)/ Date: ca. 1780; “Following the route of the Daitya army, the demon Raktabija attacks the goddess Kali. Initially, this foe seemed invincible because with each drop of his blood that fell on the ground another demon sprang up”.

Tigers Hunting Boars and Deer

Painting-45
Title: Tigers Hunting Boars and Deer
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: Western India, Rajasthan, Kota/ Date: ca. 1830; “The exceptional scale of this ambitious work suggests that it was a preparatory study for a mural painting”.

Cityscape

Painting-46
Title: Cityscape
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan)/ Date: 18th–19th century; “This simple but confidently drawn sketch of a city presents a central palace surrounded by four corner scenes”

A Maharana and His Retinue Hunting Boar

Painting-47
Title: A Maharana and His Retinue Hunting Boar
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA)
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: Western India, Rajasthan, Udaipur/ Date: early 18th century; “This drawing, probably sketched from life in the field, depicts a narrative that is fully elaborated in the painting Maharana Jagat Singh Hawks for Cranes (1996.100.3) and likely served as a study or preparatory drawing for such a finished work”

Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya

Painting-48
Title: Battle Scene from a Devi Mahatmya
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash, and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler)/ Date: late 18th century; “The epic battle between the forces of the goddess Durga and those of a hoard of asuras, or demons, illustrates the power and varied forms of Devi”.

Nobleman Hunting a Tiger

Painting-49
Title: Nobleman Hunting a Tiger
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: Western India, Rajasthan, Udaipur or Kota/ Date: ca. 1830; “In this lively ink drawing, we see a Rajput nobleman hunting a tiger on horseback. He turns to deliver a mortal bow with his long-bladed sword, a posture that conveniently affords a full-profile portrait of him”.

Building the Bridge to Lanka

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Title: Building the Bridge to Lanka
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash with translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra)/ Date: ca. 1800; “The monkey army is shown constructing a bridge to Lanka so that Sita can be rescued from the evil Ravana. Above, the monkey king Sugriva and his general Hanuman consult with Rama and Lakshmana, who sit in a nearby forest”.

Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Braving the Night)

Painting-51
Title: Abhisarika Nayika (Heroine Braving the Night)
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink, wash ,and translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra or Guler)/ Date: ca. 1800; “This drawing typifies the refinement of the early-nineteenth-century Kangra and Guler styles”.

Palace Interior

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Title: Palace Interior
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: made of “Opaque watercolor and ink on paper”
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Nathadwara)/ Date: ca. 1880–1900; Artist: “Attributed to Ragunath”.

Celebration of the Birth of Krishna (Janamashtami)

Painting-53
Title: Celebration of the Birth of Krishna (Janamashtami).
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Culture: India (Rajasthan, Nathadwara)/ Date: ca. 1880–1900; Artist: “Attributed to Ragunath”.

Vishnu on Garuda Slaying a Demon

Painting-54
Title: Vishnu on Garuda Slaying a Demon
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler)/ Date: mid-18th century; Artist: “possibly Manaku (Indian, active ca. 1725–60)” and “Attributed to the Seu Family”.

Mara Bringing the Demons to Life

Painting-55
Title: Mara Bringing the Demons to Life
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler)/ Date: mid-18th century; Artist: “possibly Manaku (Indian, active ca. 1725–60)” and “Attributed to the Seu Family”.

Page from a Sketchbook Showing Rulers on Horseback, Boars, and a Palace Scene

Painting-56
Title: Page from a Sketchbook Showing Rulers on Horseback, Boars, and a Palace Scene
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor , New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler)/ Date: late 18th century; Artist “or attributed to Manaku (Indian, active ca. 1725–60)” and “Attributed to Pandit Seu (Indian)”.

Building the Bridge to Lanka

Painting-57
Title: Building the Bridge to Lanka
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ink and wash with translucent watercolor on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Guler)/ Date: mid-18th century; Artist: “possibly Manaku (Indian, active ca. 1725–60)” and “Attributed to the Seu Family”.

Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso)

Painting-58
Title: Drawing for an Illustration from a Sat Sai of Bihari Lal Series: The Message of the Eyes (recto); Lady in Search of Her Lover on a Dark Night (verso)
Provenance: Possibly Shri Parshotam Ram Kapoor , Jalandhar and New Delhi, India; Subhash Kapoor, New York (until 2008; donated to MMA).
Medium: Ochre on paper
Culture: India (Pahari Hills, Kangra)/ Date: ca. 1785–90; Artist: “Possibly Fattu”, Artist: “First generation after Nainsukh (active ca. 1735–78)”.

Sketch with Kali and a Young Boy

Painting-59
Title: Sketch with Kali and a Young Boy
Provenance: Subhash Kapoor, New York (by 1996; donated to MMA)
Medium: Ink heightened with color on paper
Culture: India (Punjab Hills, Kangra?)/ Date: ca. 1800; “This finely rendered drawing sheet has two discreet images, oriented in different directions. The ensemble with Kali seems to have predominated, not only in size but also through the use of color”

The Indian Express x ICIJ investigation on lost antiquities in a nutshell:

🔎 The Indian Express’ Shyamlal Yadav looked at the catalogues of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts (Met) in New York and found that at least 77 of its oldest antiquities and 59 paintings are somehow linked to infamous art smuggler Shubhash Kapoor.

🔎 While you are here, check out a full list of the antiquities in the possession of the Met that are linked to Kapoor, who is currently in jail in Tamil Nadu on charges of burglary and idol theft.

🔎 Okay, so artefacts have been stolen from India and taken abroad. Why can’t we just bring them back? Well the biggest challenge India is facing right now is the gap between the artefacts that have been “officially” declared missing and what is surfacing in global markets and being found in museums.

🔎 What are antiquities and what are the laws that protect them? Read our explainer.

🔎 In part 2 of his investigation, Shyamlal looks at how over 90 antiquities from Jammu and Kashmir landed up at the Met. About two dozen have been linked to an American mathematician, an associate of a US-based antiques dealer on the radar of investigative agencies. Meanwhile, three are linked to Subhash Kapoor.

🔎 The road to recovering stolen antiquities has been a long and arduous one. But nothing better illustrated the challenges faced by India better than the wall it hit to get a J&K painting back from the US for over six years. Here is what happened.

🔎 Curious about these antiquities from J&K? Here is a full list of the items.