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1. Add Or 738

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 738
Title:
Saint. Artist(s): Dip Chand (fl.c.1764)
Scope & Content:
A saint. Inscribed on reverse:’ W.F.’ ‘1764.’ 223 by 147 mm; page 240 by 164 mm. A saint with a white beard and halo kneels on a mat on a terrace by a house. In the background is the river with lines of boats and distant trees on the far bank.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1764
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 2559

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2559
Title:
Muslim devotees before a shrine of a pir. Artist(s): Jogendra Chitrakar (fl.1945)
Scope & Content:
Muslim devotees, one on the left with pointed beard, two on the right with straggly beards, sitting holding ‘sacred’ books beside the shrine of a Muslim ‘pir’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1945
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3374

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3374
Title:
Muhammad's horse Dudul.. Artist(s): Kanai Lal Ghosh (fl.1920s)
Scope & Content:
The Prophet Muhammad’s horse, Duldul.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1925
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3823

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3823
Title:
Two Muslim devotees with pointed beards attending a shrine of a pir.
Scope & Content:
Two Muslim devotees with pointed beards attending the shrine of a ‘pir,’ a lamp burning on the top, flags on either side.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3824

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3824
Title:
Two Muslim figures with sword-sticks.
Scope & Content:
Two Muslim figures with sword-sticks and shields indulging in mock fighting at the Muharram festival; a drummer in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 5587

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5587
Title:
Portrait of a Muslim Saint.
Scope & Content:
A Muslim saint, seated in three quarter view on a terrace holding a rosary and with a flame halo. Tracing outline on reverse. Inscribed on reverse of drawing: 'A [cut off at top] .. the great Pro ... No. 1 Muxadabad August 29 1757.' Inscribed on wooden backboard of frame: 'Mahomet the Great ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1757
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 6,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,5
Title:
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh with the angels
Scope & Content:
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh with the angels. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 14 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-decorated inner borders and an outer margin with animals and flowers in colours and gold. 152 by ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 7,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 7,3
Title:
Sufis in ecstasy. Artist(s): Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi (fl.c.1650-1655)
Scope & Content:
Sufis in ecstasy. Attributed to Muhammad Nadir al-Samarqandi, Mughal, c.1650-55. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above doorway in Persian: ‘chih majlis ki daru ganj-i kibriya bakhshand, hazar afsar-i shahi bi [sic] gadar bakhshand’ (what a session in which they bestow a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1650-1655
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 8,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,5
Title:
Idris instructing mankind in the art of weaving
Scope & Content:
Idris giving instruction to mankind in the art of weaving. Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; an illustration from a manuscript with two lines of ‘nasta'liq’ text at top left corner, and two lines at bottom right corner...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1590
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 14,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 14,1
Title:
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh with the angels
Scope & Content:
Sultan Ibrahim Adham of Balkh. Murshidabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 44 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ tasvir-i hazrat-i ibrahim adham’ (a picture of Saint Ibrahim Adham). Gouache with gold; narrow gold border; applied margin of grey pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item