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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Johnson Collection

561. Johnson 47,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 47,3
Title:
Varaha avatar ( the boar)
Scope & Content:
Varaha avatar (the Boar). Inscribed: ‘Varaha vatara.’ 183 by 129 mm. Visnu, boar-headed, raises the earth on his tusks and fights with the demon Hiranyaksha.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

562. Johnson 47,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 47,4
Title:
Parasurama avatar ( Rama with the axe )
Scope & Content:
Parasurama avatar (Rama with the axe). Inscribed: ‘Parasura Rama.’ 173 by 122 mm. Rama is using his axe in combat with the thousand-armed Kartavirya.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

563. Johnson 47,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 47,5
Title:
Rama avatar
Scope & Content:
Rama avatar (Ramachandra). Inscribed: ‘Hanuman, Lakshman, Rama, Ravana.’ 183 by 132 mm. Rama and Lakshmana are in combat with the demon king Ravana and Hanuman flies above with a boulder.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

564. Johnson 47,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 47,6
Title:
Krishna avatar
Scope & Content:
Krishna avatar. 209 by 143 mm. Vasudeva bears his infant son Krishna across the Jumna to the foster-mother Yasoda, as a serpent and lion rise in adoration beside him. Devaki waits in a chamber on the left while the guards sleep outside.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

565. Johnson 47,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 47,7
Title:
Buddha avatar
Scope & Content:
Buddha avatar. 181 by 132 mm. A four-armed god sits beneath a canopy with two Brahmins kneeling on either side with manuscripts in their hands.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

566. Johnson 48,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,1
Title:
Matsya avatar ( the fish )
Scope & Content:
Matsya avatar (the Fish). Inscribed above in nagari:’ matsya’; on reverse: full page of Persian description. Coloured drawing. 225 by 152 mm. Visnu emerging from the jaws of a fish is acclaimed by four ‘rishis’ who stand at the water’s edge; the demon Hayagriva is vanquished beneath.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

567. Johnson 48,1, 6, 8 and 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,1, 6, 8 and 9
Title:
J.48,1, 6, 8 and 9 Four illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Pur ...
Scope & Content:
J.48,1, 6, 8 and 9 Four illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian descriptions of the subjects on the reverse of each album page. Coloured drawings; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled ma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
4 items

568. Johnson 48,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,2
Title:
Kurma avatara (the Tortoise)
Scope & Content:
Kurma avatara (the Tortoise) Inscribed above in nagari: Kurma 222 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm Gods and demons churn the ocean with the serpent Vasuki and Mount Mandara. Vishnu is seated above.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

569. Johnson 48,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,3
Title:
Varaha avatar ( the boar )
Scope & Content:
Varaha avatar (the Boar). 221 by 154 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Visnu, boar-headed, balances the world on his tusks. Standing in reverence on either side are Garuda, Jambavat, Brahma, Siva and Indra. Hiranyaksha lies conquered in the waters below.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

570. Johnson 48,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,4
Title:
Narasimha avatar (the man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Narasimha.’ 222 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. The lion-headed Visnu emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the blasphemous Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada stands by with head averted.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item