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1741. Johnson 48,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,3
Title:
Varaha avatar ( the boar )
Scope & Content:
Varaha avatar (the Boar). 221 by 154 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Visnu, boar-headed, balances the world on his tusks. Standing in reverence on either side are Garuda, Jambavat, Brahma, Siva and Indra. Hiranyaksha lies conquered in the waters below.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1742. Johnson 48,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,4
Title:
Narasimha avatar (the man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Narasimha.’ 222 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. The lion-headed Visnu emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the blasphemous Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada stands by with head averted.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1743. Johnson 48,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,5
Title:
Vamana avatar ( the dwarf )
Scope & Content:
Vamana avatar (the Dwarf). 223 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Visnu in his dwarf form completes the strides which carry him to the upper region where four figures pour the Ganges from water-pots. One of four wrestlers clings to Visnu’s foot, but the other three have fallen beneath. Bali watc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1744. Johnson 48,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,7
Title:
Rama avatar
Scope & Content:
Rama avatar. Inscribed above in nagari:’ Rama.’ 220 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Hanuman stands before Rama who is sitting on a hillock with Sita and Lakshmana.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1745. Johnson 50,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 50,1
Title:
Bhairavi Ragini. Artist(s): Fath Chand (fl.c.1750-60)
Scope & Content:
Bhairavi Ragini. By Fath Chand, Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai fath chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand); numbered 12 in Persian inventory note; on reverse: ‘bhairavi.’ Gouache with gold; oval with blue spandrels decorat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

1746. Johnson 51,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,1
Title:
Khambhavati Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Khambhavati Ragini. By Gobind Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i brahma ma‘ah brahmani’ (a picture of Brahma with Brahmani); below: ‘‘amal-i gobind singh’ (the work of Gobind Singh); on reverse: an offset impression of a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1747. Johnson 51,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,3
Title:
Balarama avatar
Scope & Content:
Balarama avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 77 in Persian inventory note. 220 by 155 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. Balarama diverts the river Jumna with his ploughshare. He i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1748. Johnson 51,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,4
Title:
Krishna worshipped under the form of Srinathji
Scope & Content:
Faizabad, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 60 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; narrow gold border. 280 by 209 mm; page 287 by 216 mm. With his hand upraised to hold up the mountain of Govardhan, a young Krishna protected his friends and the cows f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1749. Johnson 51,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,5
Title:
Krishna avatar
Scope & Content:
Krishna avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 82 in Persian inventory note. 217 by 152 mm; page 303 by 206 mm. An image of Krishna is seated in a shrine between images of B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

1750. 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

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