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311. Johnson 27,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,5
Title:
Yusuf enthroned among Zulaykha's ladies
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: Yusuf enthroned among Zulaykha's ladies. Yusuf's head and some of the ladies' faces have been retouched in India. The scene is in a garden with ornamental pool and runnels divided from a golden hillside by a scarlet fence. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

312. Johnson 27,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,6
Title:
Two young men with a led horse
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: two young men with a led horse. The one on the right appears to be a prince with an aigrette in his turban; the other is a groom or running footman wearing an elaborately plumed fur-edged cap and carrying an axe. A trifle rubbed and discoloured, but good work. Bukhara styl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

313. Johnson 27,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,7
Title:
A prince entertained by girls and musicians
Scope & Content:
A prince entertained. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders of blue and yellow. 208 by 111 mm; page 328 by 233 mm. Aprince, possibly Bahram Gur, sits in a garden pavilion with a princess and numerous gir...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

314. Johnson 27,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,8
Title:
A prince visiting a hermit at his cave dwelling
Scope & Content:
A prince visiting a hermit at his cave dwelling. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note on slip on paper above (not numbered). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; a fragment of an illustration from a manuscript; on an ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

315. Johnson 27,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,9
Title:
Humayun (1530-40, 1555-6) receiving courtiers
Scope & Content:
The emperor Humayun (1530-56) receiving courtiers. Mughal, c.1570-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 41 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold on cotton; on an album leaf with a border made up of five ‘baits’ of’ masnavi’ verse in ‘nasta'liq’; outer blue margin d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1570-1580
Extent:
1 Item

316. Johnson 28,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,1
Title:
A seated dervish
Scope & Content:
A seated dervish. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note. Tinted drawing; background and frame completed in gouache perhaps rather later than the drawing; on an album page with plain borders. 73 by 73 mm; page 367 by 244 mm. A der...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1782
Extent:
1 Item

317. Johnson 28,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,2
Title:
Mounted prince with a falcon, preceded by a running footman
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: young mounted prince with falcon on his wrist preceded by a running footman. Plain background with conventional flowers in gold. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 14 by 8.5 cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated upper corners. Illuminated frame incorporating ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

318. Johnson 28,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,3
Title:
Young man seated against a flowering tree. Artist(s): Muhammadi, style of (c.1590-1600)
Scope & Content:
Young man seated against a flowering tree. Plain background. Style of Muhammadi. Despite flaking of the face, this is a fine piece of work and might almost be by Muhammadi. c.1575. 17.5 by 9 cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated upper corners and frame. 'Pastoral' margins as in J.28, 14. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

319. Johnson 28,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,4
Title:
A discussion in a courtyard before an iwan
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: a discussion in a courtyard before an ‘iwan.’ Rather rubbed in the middle. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 16.5 by 9 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). Decorated frame and margins with inlaid panels. On reverse, two columns of verse. Evidently from the same MS and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

320. Johnson 28,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,5
Title:
A learned discussion before an iwan set against a grey hillside
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: a learned discussion before an ‘iwan’ set against a grey hillside. This seems to be by the same hand as J.27, 12 (and perhaps J.27, 13). Khurasan style: c.1575. 20.5 by 13 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). Illuminated frame. Margins with designs of Khusraw spying Shirin bathing, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item