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31. Johnson 22,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,9
Title:
Bearded man riding an emaciated horse
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a bearded man riding an emaciated horse. Qazwin style; mid sixteenth century. 15.5 by 9 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Paper slightly stained. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Nasr al-Din ‘Ali, with illuminated upper corner. Margins decorated with arabesque medallions and floral ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

32. Johnson 27,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,5
Title:
Yusuf enthroned among Zulaykha's ladies
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: Yusuf enthroned among Zulaykha's ladies. Yusuf's head and some of the ladies' faces have been retouched in India. The scene is in a garden with ornamental pool and runnels divided from a golden hillside by a scarlet fence. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

33. Johnson 28,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,4
Title:
A discussion in a courtyard before an iwan
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: a discussion in a courtyard before an ‘iwan.’ Rather rubbed in the middle. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 16.5 by 9 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). Decorated frame and margins with inlaid panels. On reverse, two columns of verse. Evidently from the same MS and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

34. Johnson 28,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,5
Title:
A learned discussion before an iwan set against a grey hillside
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: a learned discussion before an ‘iwan’ set against a grey hillside. This seems to be by the same hand as J.27, 12 (and perhaps J.27, 13). Khurasan style: c.1575. 20.5 by 13 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). Illuminated frame. Margins with designs of Khusraw spying Shirin bathing, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

35. Johnson 28,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,8
Title:
Captive robbers before the King, with the Vizier interceding for the youngest
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Gulistan’ of Sa‘di: captive robbers before the King, and the Vizier interceding for the youngest member of the gang. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 19 by 11.5 cm (page 36.5 by 23 cm). Illuminated frame and two rectangular panels at the top...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

36. Johnson 55,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,4
Title:
Sohrab and Rustam
Scope & Content:
Sohrab and Rustam. Deccan, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; gold rules above and below in preparation for four text columns; on an album leaf with green and uncoloured paper borders. 157 by 104 mm; page 253 by 173 mm. Rustam bemoans the death of his son Sohrab, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

37. Johnson 55,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,5
Title:
Meeting of Khusraw and Shirin in the hunting field
Scope & Content:
The meeting of Khusraw and Shirin in the hunting-field. They occupy the middle plane, whilst in the foreground two of their followers (one very uncertain in his seat) pursue the chase. The turbans were originally provided with batons, which have been painted out, and the miniature has been tri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1530
Extent:
1 Item

38. Johnson 55,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,7
Title:
Prince holding discourse in the countryside
Scope & Content:
A prince holding discourse in the countryside. Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note (using the word ‘nigarashta).’ Coloured drawing on cotton; on an album leaf; blue and uncoloured paper borders. 196 by 123 mm; page 265 by 176 mm....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

39. Johnson 66,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,7
Title:
Shirin finds the body of Farhad
Scope & Content:
Shirin finds the body of Farhad. Farrukhabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders sprinkled with gold. Reverse: a ‘ragamala’ series. 225 by 159 mm; page 555 by 372 mm. Listed: Foster (1924), no.68. The bod...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

40. Johnson 67,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 67,8
Title:
Majnun offering to ransom the fawn caught in the huntsman's trap
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Layla wa Majnun’ of Nizami: Majnun offering to ransom the fawn caught in the huntsman's trap. Tabriz style, mid sixteenth century. 10 by 11cm (page 40.5 by 28 cm). The miniature has been somewhat trimmed down from its original size and there is very slight...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item