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101. 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

102. Johnson 45,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,10
Title:
Girls and a sadhu
Scope & Content:
Girls and a ‘sadhu’. 62 by 132 mm. Two girls receive a ‘sadhu’ in a landscape; the girl seated on the left is dressed in a leaf skirt.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

103. Johnson 45,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,18
Title:
Saivite devotee
Scope & Content:
A Shaivite devotee. 72 by 91 mm. A Shaivite devotee approaches a woman and child by a pond where a man worships a lingam shrine.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

104. Johnson 45,26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,26
Title:
A king and a sadhu
Scope & Content:
A king and a ‘sadhu’. 85 by 156 mm. A king receives a ‘sadhu’ in a courtyard; four musicians play on the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

105. Johnson 64,41

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,41
Title:
A prince visiting a holy man
Scope & Content:
A prince visiting a holy man. Provincial Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; plain and tinted paper borders. 223 by 130 mm; page 314 by 228 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with decoration and blue-t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

106. Mss Eur C14, ff.1-42

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C14, ff.1-42
Title:
42 drawings depicting the dress worn by Hindu and Muhammadan men and women of various classes and castes in both the hot and cold seasons.
Scope & Content:
42 drawings depicting the dress worn by Hindu and Muhammadan men and women of various classes and castes in both the hot and cold seasons. By a Patna artist, c.1814. Inscribed with numbers and titles. Water-colour; 10 by 8 ins. Deposited by F. Buchanan-Hamilton, c.1820. Listed: Kaye 170. N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1814
Extent:
1 Item

107. Or 4769, f.6

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.6
Title:
Siva and Parvati in their cave with Nandi, he with five visible heads, with Bhagiratha standing before them, in ascetic's garb with a rosary.
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati in their cave with Nandi, exactly as before, except that he now shows five visible heads (four with their eyes closed in meditation) and is four armed (noose, trident, quoit and drum), with Bhagiratha standing before them, in ascetic’s garb with a rosary. Inscribed in Persian: ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

108. Or 4769, f.20

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.20
Title:
The sage Dattatreya seated on a little chabutra, long haired and almost naked, with vessels in front of him. Dattatreya is among the minor avatars of Vishnu.
Scope & Content:
The sage Dattatreya seated on little chabutra, long haired and almost naked, with vessels in front of him. Dattatreya is among the minor avatars of Visnu. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘datatrayo.’ ‘20. Represents the famous Rishy Datatraio.’
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

109. Or 4769, f.21

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.21
Title:
Nara and Narayana, avatars of Vishnu, represented respectively as a crowned traditionally dressed warrior (ksatriya?) approaching a haloed and bearded ascetic.
Scope & Content:
Nara and Narayana, avatars of Visnu, represented respectively as a crowned traditionally dressed warrior (‘ksatriya?’) approaching a haloed and bearded ascetic seated like Dattatreya. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘nar. narain.’ On the lower left margin in ‘nagari’: ‘..5.’ ‘21. Two incarnations ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

110. Or 4770, f.7

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.7
Title:
The ascetic Bhagiratha, walking along blowing a conch, being followed by a makara, walking along with a puddle of water around it, and on which is seated the goddess Ganga holding a lotus.
Scope & Content:
The ascetic Bhagiratha, walking along blowing a conch, being followed by a ‘makara’, walking along with a puddle of water around it, and on which is seated the goddess Ganga holding a lotus. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘bhagiratha. ganga.’ ‘7. Ganga, the Ganges, with her attributes, following ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item