Lute (sarod)
Hemendra Chandra Sen
(Indian, 1923–2010)
1968–70
Object PlaceCalcutta, India
Medium/TechniqueTun wood, brass, aluminum, bone, goatskin
DimensionsOverall: 116.9 x 30 x 7.4 cm (46 x 11 13/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund, Samuel Putnam Avery Fund, and Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession number2013.357
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBetween about 1970 and 1977, sold by the maker to Brij Narayan, Mumbai, India; traded in India by Brij Narayan with John Dunne, California [see note 1]; about 1977, sold by John Dunne to Allen Barnes, Davis, CA; January 2013, sold by Allen Barnes to Christopher Ris, Fairfax, CA; 2013, sold by Ris to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2013)
NOTES:
[1] Traded for another Hemendra Chandra Sen sarod; this was witnessed by Pandit Ram Narayan, Brij's father and famous sarangi player.
NOTES:
[1] Traded for another Hemendra Chandra Sen sarod; this was witnessed by Pandit Ram Narayan, Brij's father and famous sarangi player.
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