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1491. Johnson 13,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,13
Title:
A lady with a rose
Scope & Content:
A lady with a rose. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and yellow margin. 159 by 122 mm; page 377 by 250 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; signed by Ratan Singh; 18th century. The lady ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

1492. Johnson 15,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 15,10
Title:
A lady visiting yogis and yoginis. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting yogis and yoginis. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 47 in Persian inventory note; the note was repeated at the top of the border, but is now obliterated. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold and oxidised ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

1493. Johnson 18,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 18,12
Title:
Khan Jahan Bahadur. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1650-90)
Scope & Content:
Khan Jahan Bahadur(d.1697). By Hunhar, Mughal, c.1690. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabih-i khan jahan bahadur’ (portrait of Khan Jahan Bahadur); numbered 34 in Persian inventory note; inscribed below: ‘‘amal-i hunhar’ (the work of Hunhar) with fo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

1494. Johnson 22,11a-d

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,11a-d
Title:
J.22,11a-d Four drawings of ladies. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawings with gold. These four drawings, th ...
Scope & Content:
J.22,11a-d Four drawings of ladies. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Tinted drawings with gold. These four drawings, the work of one artist, are now mounted together on a single album leaf in the Deccani style of the late seventeenth century. The gold embellish...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
4 items

1495. Johnson 22,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,13
Title:
A shepherd offering a flower to a holy man. Artist(s): Basawan (fl. 1570-1600)
Scope & Content:
A shepherd offering a flower to a holy man. Attributed to Basawan, Mughal, c.1585-90. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing; on an album page with marbled and gilt decorated borders; two ‘baits’ in ‘nasta'liq’ script above and below. 185 by 127 mm; page 360 by 234 mm. Reproduc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1585-1590
Extent:
1 Item

1496. Johnson 22,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,14
Title:
Brotherhood of Kanphat yogis
Scope & Content:
A brotherhood of kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i jogiha’ (picture of yogis). Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with a ‘misra‘‘ of verse in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below the drawing; inne...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

1497. Johnson 22,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,15
Title:
A party of Kanphat yogis resting round a fire
Scope & Content:
A party of kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in left foreground in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas‘ud’.’ sunnah 101’2 (the work of Masud, year AH1012/AD1603-1604); on reverse: ‘majlis-i kanphatha’ (an assembly of ‘kanphats).’ Tinted drawing with gold;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

1498. Johnson 22,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,16
Title:
Four Kanphat yogis in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Four kanphat yogis in a landscape. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on rock in foreground in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas’ud, sunnah 103’ (the work of Mas’ud, year 103 - meaning AH1003/AD1594-95); on reverse: ‘tasvir-i kanphatha’ (a picture of ‘kanphats).’ T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1620
Extent:
1 Item

1499. Johnson 23,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,14
Title:
Shaikh Hidayat Allah Sahib Jiv. Artist(s): Utam Chand (fl. 1775-1781)
Scope & Content:
Shaikh Hidayat Allah Sahib Jiv. By Utam Chand, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i sharif shaikh hidayat allah sahib jiv’ (a picture of Sharif Shaikh Hidayat Allah Sahib Jiv); numbered 15 in Persian inventory note; on reverse:...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1500. Johnson 24,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,12
Title:
Prince Dara Shikoh, oval head and shoulders portrait. Artist(s): Chitarman (fl. 1640-70)
Scope & Content:
Prince Dara Shikoh. By Chitarman, Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai chitarman’ (the work of Rai Chitarman); numbered 60 in Persian inventory note (partly repeated on a slip of paper pasted to the top of the border); on reve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

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