Folio from Lavanyavati by Upendra Bhanja

ca. 1960-62, likely purchased in India* by Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Charles Watson (Santa Barbara, CA); 1968, gifted to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art].   *General donor file contains correspondence from Mrs. Watson stating that she and Mr. Watson’s collection of Indian art and artifacts was begun and amassed while living in New Delhi between 1960 and 1962; however, specific acquisition information is not documented.

• Topsfield, Andrew, ed. "The Art of Play - Board and Card Games of India." Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2006.
• Hopewell, Jeff. "Ganifa: The Traditional Playing Cards of India." Supplement to the Journal of the International Playing-Card Society, No. 6, September 2010. back cover

• Faculty Exhibition 2020: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/1/2020–7/31/2020
• Two Faces of South Asian Art: Textiles and Painting: , 2/4/1984–3/18/1984

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• Jane Werner Watson Collection
• Miniature Paintings & Manuscripts

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