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191. Johnson 1,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,30
Title:
Squirrels in a plane tree, with a hunter attempting to climb the tree.. Artist(s): Abu'l Hasan, Nadir al-Zaman (1588-c.1635)
Scope & Content:
Squirrels in a plane tree. Attributed to Abu’l Hasan Nadir al-Zaman, Mughal, 1605-08. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘‘amal-i nadir al-‘asr nadir al-zaman’ (the work of the Wonder of the Age, the Wonder of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1605-1608
Extent:
1 Item

192. Johnson 13,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,1
Title:
A learned man with a book holding court
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting on plain background: learned man seated on a throne-like seat holding a book: a greybeard, two young men (one of them dark-skinned) and a girl seated before him. Slight damage to faces. Bukhara style: mid sixteenth century. 11.5 by 7 cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated up...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

193. Johnson 13,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,2
Title:
Seated girl offering a cup of wine. Artist(s): Muhammad Qasim (fl.c.1650) style of
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a seated girl offering a cup of wine. Rather rubbed. Style of Muhammad Qasim. This could well be the work of Muhammad Qasim himself. Isfahan style: mid seventeenth century. 11.5 by 7.5 cm (page 36 by 25 cm). Gold-flecked plain frame and margins. ‘VAM 1951’ No. 140.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

194. Johnson 13,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,3
Title:
A bearded man and a youth sleeping side by side
Scope & Content:
A bearded man and a youth. Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing; on an album page with borders of coloured paper sprinkled with gold. 119 by 154 mm; page 355 by 250 mm. The two are sleeping side by side, the man turned away to the left with his head an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

195. Johnson 13,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,4
Title:
A girl seated writing
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: a seated girl writing, two bottles standing before her. Plain background with plants and clouds in gold. Isfahan style: c.1600. 13.5 by 9 cm (page 36 by 25.5 cm). Gold-flecked plain frame and margins. ‘VAM 1951’ No. 130; ‘Robinson PM’ pl. XIX; ‘VAM 1967’ No. 62.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

196. Johnson 13,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,5
Title:
A lady holding a flower
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawing, on an album page with coloured borders sprinkled with gold. 63 by 48 mm; page 332 by 229 mm. Reproduced: Bussagli (1966), pl.32; Hambly (1968), fig.19. A lady faces half right, holding a flower and wearing...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

197. Johnson 13,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,6
Title:
A girl braiding her hair
Scope & Content:
A girl braiding her hair. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i nur jahan begam’ (portrait of Nur Jahan Begam). Drawing with touches of gouache; on an album page with pink and green borders sprinkled with gold. 120 by 67 mm; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

198. Johnson 13,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,7
Title:
A prince with his lady. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40), attributed to
Scope & Content:
A prince and his lady. Attributed to Govardhan, Mughal, c.1735-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with a gilt-decorated fawn border and plain margin. 217 by 160 mm; page 375 by 250 mm. Reverse: six lines of cursive ‘nashki’ calligraphy with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

199. Johnson 13,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,8
Title:
A girl with a yo-yo
Scope & Content:
A girl with a yo-yo. Mughal, c.1730. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album page with undecorated border and margin. 167 by 86 mm; page 367 by 248 mm. The girl walks in a field beside blossoming shrubs, wearing a re...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 Item

200. Johnson 13,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,9
Title:
A lady named Gul Safa. Artist(s): Anup Chattar (fl. 1640-80)
Scope & Content:
A lady named Gul Safa. By Anup Chattar, Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabih-i gul safa. ma’shug-i dara shikoh’ (a likeness of Gul Safa, sweetheart of Dara Shikoh); below: ‘‘amal-i rai anup chattar dara shikohi’ (the work of Rai Anup...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item