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1. Johnson 38

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 38
Title:
Manuscript of the Karnama-i 'Ishq in Persian by Rai Anand Ram Mukhlis, with 36 miniatures, including portraits of the emperor Muhammad Shah and Itimad a-Daula Qamaruddin Khan. Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40)
Scope & Content:
A manuscript of the romance in Persian ‘Karnama~i-ishq’ by Rai Anand Ram Mukhlis, written by the scribe Harkulall completed on 25 Safar AH 1148/17 July 1735. Illustrated with 36 contemporary Mughal miniatures. On the flyleaf is a note signed by the author dated AH 1151/AD1738-39 recording that...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1735
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 48,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,2
Title:
Kurma avatara (the Tortoise)
Scope & Content:
Kurma avatara (the Tortoise) Inscribed above in nagari: Kurma 222 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm Gods and demons churn the ocean with the serpent Vasuki and Mount Mandara. Vishnu is seated above.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

3. 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

4. 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

5. Johnson 48,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,10
Title:
Kalki avatar (the white horse)
Scope & Content:
Kalki avatar (the White Horse). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Kalki.’ 221 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Kalki sits on a silver throne holding a fly-whisk over his shoulder, while the white horse stands behind with legs and belly painted red as a symbol of victory.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

6. 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

7. 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

8. Johnson 60,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,12
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with a little gilt and colour; laid down on paper. 134 by 111 mm; page 184 by 118 mm. Reproduced: Stchoukine (1929), pl.XLVIIIb. The courtier with full black beard kneels facing left, holding a pink flower in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 4,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 4,14
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
An eighteenth-century Mughal nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 17 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; on an album page with inner blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 155 by 75 mm; page 415 by 292 mm. A Mughal nobleman of the eighteent...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 45,25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,25
Title:
A Mughal prince and his mistress
Scope & Content:
A Mughal prince and mistress. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba’; mounted on paper. 160 by 93 mm; page 210 by 138 mm. A Mughal prince is seated beneath a canopy dallying with a lady who lies with her head across his lap; refreshments are spread before the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item