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1021. Johnson 25,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,12
Title:
'Aziz Khan Chaghata. Artist(s): Gobind Rai (fl. 1784)
Scope & Content:
Aziz Khan Chaghata. By Gobind Rai, Deccan (perhaps Hyderabad), dated 1784. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 31 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse:’ ‘amal-i gobind rai, shavval sunnah 198’ (the work of Gobind Rai, Shawwal 198 - ie month of Shawwal, in the year...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1784
Extent:
1 Item

1022. Johnson 45,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,37
Title:
A lady visiting a shrine . Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting a shrine. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 73 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; uncoloured border. 257 by 157 mm; page 354 by 236 mm. A lady with a lamp and a ewer approaches a lingam shrine set bene...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

1023. Johnson 34,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 34,2
Title:
Bhairavi Ragini. Artist(s): Udwat Singh (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Bangali,Ragini. Bhairava’s consort is in worship of a lingam set on a mountain with tufted hillocks and lakes. By Udwat Singh. Inscribed above in Persian with text from the ‘Tuhfat al-Hind’ (f.49a); beneath: ‘‘amal-i udvat singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Udwat Singh); on reverse in n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1024. Johnson 34,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 34,3
Title:
Varari Singh ragini. Artist(s): Udwat Singh (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Varari Ragini. The ‘nayaka’ (Bhairava) seated on an elephant-skin embraces the ‘nayika’ who waves a fly-whisk. By Udwat Singh. Inscribed above in Persian with text from the ‘Tuhfat al-Hind’ (ff.49b-50a); beneath: ‘‘amal-i udvat singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Udwat Singh); on reverse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1025. Johnson 34,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 34,4
Title:
Madhyamadi Ragini. Artist(s): Udwat Singh (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Madhyamadi Ragini. The ‘nayaka’ seated on an elephant-skin in a landscape embraces the ‘nayika’ who bends her head back. A snake raises its head between them. By Udwat Singh. Inscribed above in Persian with text from the ‘Tuhfat al-Hind’ (f.50a); beneath: ‘‘amal-i udvat singh musavvir’ (the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1026. Johnson 34,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 34,5
Title:
Saindhavi Ragini. Artist(s): Udwat Singh (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Saindhavi Ragini. A girl, the consort of Bhairava, stands before a lingam shrine holding a trident and a garland. By Udwat Singh. Inscribed above in Persian with text from the ‘Tuhfat al-Hind’ (f.50b); beneath: ‘‘amal-i udvat singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Udwat Singh); on reverse i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1027. Johnson 42,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,1
Title:
Bhairava Raga. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. Siva stands holding his trident and ‘damaru,’ an elephant-skin, tiger-skin, and snake about his waist, and a second snake about his top-knot from which flows the Ganges. By Ghulam Reza. 227 by 138 mm. Note: Described in the Persian inscription as ‘Raga Bhairon.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1028. Johnson 63,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,2
Title:
Hackery pulled by two oxen
Scope & Content:
A hackery pulled by two oxen. Inscribed: ‘A Hickrie, the common conveyance of Gentoo & Malabar people who can afford to keep one’; in German: ‘Ein hiesiges Fahrzeug der vornehmen Schwarzen, dasz man Huckerie nennt’ (A local conveyancc of high class Blacks, which men call a hackery). Water-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item

1029. Johnson 63,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,4
Title:
Coolie with box on head
Scope & Content:
Coolie carrying a box on his head. Inscribed: ‘A Coolie.’ Wash; 8.75 by 4.25 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item

1030. Johnson 63,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 63,7
Title:
Women's jewellery
Scope & Content:
Women’s jewellery as worn on the head, hands and feet. Inscribed: ‘Gentoo womens manner of ornamenting their heads, hands & legs’; in German: ‘So wie die vornehmsten Mädgen zu Händen und’ ‘Füssen beringet sind, einige von Silber andere von Gold, die Ohr-ringe und Nasen ringe sind Allzeit vo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1787
Extent:
1 Item