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311. Johnson 53,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,1
Title:
A trick picture with antelopes
Scope & Content:
A trick picture. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing; borders of tinted paper. 107 by 152 mm; page 159 by 203 mm. A trick picture showing four antelopes seated in different positions but sharing a single head.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

312. Johnson 53,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,2
Title:
A nilgai, its insides revealed
Scope & Content:
A nilgai. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; uncoloured background. 183 by 210 mm. A nilgai stands facing right witha portion of the side cut away to reveal intestines.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

313. Johnson 53,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,3
Title:
Two oxen locking horns Made of marbled paper, they each contain other animals including lions and deer.
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of two oxen locking horns. They are silhouetted in marbled paper upon which a number of other animals are drawn; one ox is outlined in black, and the other in gold. Qazwin style (or possibly Turkish): second half sixteenth century. 10 by 13 cm (page 29.5 by 19 cm). Marbled fra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1650
Extent:
1 Item

314. Johnson 53,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,4
Title:
The peasant and the ass, from the 'Iyar-i Danish.
Scope & Content:
The peasant and the ass. No text on reverse. 171 by 107 mm; page 325 by 202 mm. A peasant holds a knife and the ears of an ass which has entered his cornfield. From the story of the ass who sought to recover his lost tail but who lost his ears also (Eastwick (1854), chapter II, story 11, 193...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

315. Johnson 53,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,5
Title:
A wild cat
Scope & Content:
A wild cat. Mughal, c.1630-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with gouache; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders of tinted paper. 135 by 77 mm; page 328 by 225 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.CXXVI. The animal is seated before a small tree with one paw raised...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

316. Johnson 54,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,3
Title:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

317. Johnson 54,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,4
Title:
The three tigers, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
Three tigers. Numbered 4 in Persian. 168 by 102 mm; page 284 by 179 mm. Three tigers in a landscape. From the story of the tiger who entertained a desire to rule. The young tiger is shown going into exile, the old tiger lying dead, and the lion (here shown as a tiger) coming to rule (Eastwi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

318. Johnson 54,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,6
Title:
The carpenter and the monkey, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The carpenter and the monkey. By Ghulam Reza. Text on picture incomplete; inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ghulam reza’ (the work of Ghulam Reza); numbered 6 in Persian. 174 by 115 mm; page 283 by 186 mm. The carpenter is about to kill a monkey. From the story of the monkey who gets ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

319. Johnson 54,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,8
Title:
The raven, the jackal and the snake, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The raven, the jackal and the snake. By Sital Das. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das’ (the work of Sital Das); numbered 9 in Persian. 166 by 101 mm; page 289 by 190 mm. A raven is talking to a jackal and a snake holds a baby raven in its mouth. From the story of the raven wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

320. Johnson 63,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,1
Title:
Elephant with mahout
Scope & Content:
An elephant with mahout, drummer and standard-bearer on its back. Inscribed: ‘An Elephant & Naggur.’ Wash; 8 by 9.25 ins. Note: A ‘Naggur’ ‘(nagara)’ is a form of large drum.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item

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