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51. Johnson 56,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,19
Title:
Yusuf in the slave market
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of Yusuf in the slave market. Perhaps by the same hand as J.56, 9. The drawing falls into three horizontal sections. In the central section Yusuf, with large flaming halo, stands before a group of wrangling haggling purchasers; above is a small ‘‘iwan’ and a group of men, thre...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

52. Or 4122

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4122
Title:
Yusuf u Zulaikha by Jami. One double-page and twelve single miniatures. Borders with gold-painted designs.
Scope & Content:
‘Yusuf u Zulaikha’ by Jami. One double-page and twelve single miniatures. Borders with gold-painted designs. Shiraz/Safavid. ‘c.’ 1580. Literature: Rieu, Supp. p.189. Titley no. 214. f.1b. Sulaiman surrounded by angels and jinns, ‘simurghs,’ birds and animals. f.2a. Balkis surrounded by jinns...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1580
Extent:
1 Item

53. Or 4770, f.2

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.2
Title:
The five Pandava brothers walking in a line.
Scope & Content:
The five Pandava brothers walking in a line, Yudhisthira carrying his ‘khadga’ over his shoulder, Bhima his mace, the other three have sheathed swords, all but Bhima have bows over the shoulder and quivers on their backs, Arjuna carries an arrow. Nakula a book and Sahadeva a jar, all dressed in ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

54. Or 4770, f.22

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.22
Title:
Prithu the first king and his wife seated on a small portable golden throne with parasol, he blue in colour and crowned, holding a khadga over his left shoulder, she a beautiful queen, both haloed.
Scope & Content:
Prithu the first king and his wife seated on a small portable golden throne with parasol, he blue in colour and crowned, holding a ‘khadga’ over his left shoulder, she a beautiful queen, both haloed. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘raj pritha. arci.’ ‘22. Rajah Pirth and his wife Artchy a Soverei...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

55. Or 4938

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4938
Title:
Twenty-three portraits and various other sketches from a 19th century Persian album, many of them by Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari.
Scope & Content:
Twenty-three portraits and various other sketches from a 19th century Persian album, many of them by Abu’l Hasan Ghaffari. Qajar. Eighteenth to nineteenth centuries. Literature: Rieu, Supp. p.262. Titley no. 42. B. W. Robinson, ‘Persian Miniature Painting from Collections in the British Isles’,...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1886
Extent:
1 Item

56. Or 11348

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 11348
Title:
Kulliyat by Sa'di. Six miniatures.
Scope & Content:
Kulliyat by Sa'di. Six miniatures.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1611-1612
Extent:
1 Item

57. P2388-2391

Reference (shelfmark):
P2388-2391
Title:
Four different stages of an etching by Edward Julius Detmold, entitled: 'The Spirit of the East'. Artist(s): Detmold, Edward Julius (1883-1957)
Scope & Content:
Four different stages of an etching by Edward Julius Detmold, entitled: 'The Spirit of the East'.. Artist(s): Detmold, Edward Julius (1883-1957)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item

58. P2970

Reference (shelfmark):
P2970
Title:
'Fragrance'. Soft-ground etching by Rahman Chughtai. Artist(s): Chugtai, M. Abdur Rehman (1899-1975)
Scope & Content:
'Fragrance'. Soft-ground etching by Rahman Chughtai.. Artist(s): Chugtai, M. Abdur Rehman (1899-1975)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1970
Extent:
1 Item

59. P2971

Reference (shelfmark):
P2971
Title:
'Green Land'. Soft-ground etching by Rahman Chughtai. Artist(s): Chugtai, M. Abdur Rehman (1899-1975)
Scope & Content:
'Green Land'. Soft-ground etching by Rahman Chughtai.. Artist(s): Chugtai, M. Abdur Rehman (1899-1975)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1970
Extent:
1 Item

60. P2972

Reference (shelfmark):
P2972
Title:
'Rain falls'. Soft-ground etching by Rahman Chughtai. Artist(s): Chugtai, M. Abdur Rehman (1899-1975)
Scope & Content:
'Rain falls'. Soft-ground etching by Rahman Chughtai.. Artist(s): Chugtai, M. Abdur Rehman (1899-1975)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930-1970
Extent:
1 Item