Siwash Going Through the Flames, Illustration from Shah-nama (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

ca. 1960-62, likely purchased in India* by Earnest C. and Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA); 1972, gifted by Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA) 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.

• Courtship in Indian Miniatures from the Watson Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/10/2001–1/6/2002
• Title unknown [50 Indian miniature paintings]: University of Wisconsin-Stout, 10/15/1974–11/1/1974
• New Acquisitions from the Far East: Elvehjem Art Center, 11/5/1973–1/6/1974

• Asia
• Jane Werner Watson Collection
• Miniature Paintings & Manuscripts

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