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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Johnson Collection

621. Johnson 54,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,7
Title:
The falcon, the sparrow and the salamander, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Ram Sahai (fl. 1760-1782)
Scope & Content:
The falcon, the sparrow and the salamander. By Ram Sahai. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ram sahai’ (the work of Ram Sahai); numbered 8 in Persian. 192 by 115 mm; page 282 by 184 mm. The falcon is perched on a hilltop and a sparrow flies towards a salamander. From the story of the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

622. Johnson 54,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,8
Title:
The raven, the jackal and the snake, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The raven, the jackal and the snake. By Sital Das. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das’ (the work of Sital Das); numbered 9 in Persian. 166 by 101 mm; page 289 by 190 mm. A raven is talking to a jackal and a snake holds a baby raven in its mouth. From the story of the raven wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

623. Johnson 54,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,9
Title:
The crab and the heron, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
The crab and the heron. By Gobind Singh. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i gobind singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Gobind Singh). 169 by 103 mm; page 294 by 176 mm. A crab is on the neck of a fisherman and fish bones are on the ground beside him. From the story of the old hero...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

624. Johnson 55,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,1
Title:
Two youths hawking in a rocky landscape
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: two youths hawking in a rocky landscape. One squats watching his hawk which has brought down a partridge, while the other holds his horse among the rocks. Isfahan style: early seventeenth century. 7.5 by 6.5 cm (page 23 by 18 cm). ‘VAM 1951’ No. 135; ‘London 1931’ No. 719 D; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1625
Extent:
1 Item

625. Johnson 55,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,2
Title:
An old ascetic
Scope & Content:
An old ascetic. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note. Coloured drawing with some gouache; gilt ‘hashiya’ and uncoloured paper border. 149 by 145 mm; page 252 by 180 mm. An aged bearded ascetic, seated on a tiger-skin beneath a tr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

626. Johnson 55,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,3
Title:
Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish
Scope & Content:
Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish. Murshidabad, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; orange border with simple decoration: paper extensions at top and bottom. 155 by 118 mm; page 256 by 180 mm. Note: The cult of the prophet Kh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

627. Johnson 55,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,4
Title:
Sohrab and Rustam
Scope & Content:
Sohrab and Rustam. Deccan, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; gold rules above and below in preparation for four text columns; on an album leaf with green and uncoloured paper borders. 157 by 104 mm; page 253 by 173 mm. Rustam bemoans the death of his son Sohrab, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

628. Johnson 55,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,5
Title:
Meeting of Khusraw and Shirin in the hunting field
Scope & Content:
The meeting of Khusraw and Shirin in the hunting-field. They occupy the middle plane, whilst in the foreground two of their followers (one very uncertain in his seat) pursue the chase. The turbans were originally provided with batons, which have been painted out, and the miniature has been tri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1530
Extent:
1 Item

629. Johnson 55,5; Johnson 56,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,5; Johnson 56,21
Title:
J.55,5; J.56,21 Two miniature paintings apparently from the same manuscript. Tabriz style of c.1530. 14 by 15 cm (page 24 by 17 cm). Mauve margins wi ...
Scope & Content:
J.55,5; J.56,21 Two miniature paintings apparently from the same manuscript. Tabriz style of c.1530. 14 by 15 cm (page 24 by 17 cm). Mauve margins with design of trefoils in gold. On reverse, ‘shikasta’ calligraphy on gold-flecked marbled paper. Both miniatures almost certainly come from t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1529-1531
Extent:
2 items

630. Johnson 55,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,6
Title:
Servants and courtiers in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Left-hand half of a double-page outdoor court-scene. The usual cooks, grooms and courtiers grouped in a fenced garden through which a stream flows diagonally. Golden hillside behind. Bukhara style: second half of sixteenth century. 23 by 15.5 cm (page 26 by 18 cm). Very slight flaking: fram...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item