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1101. Johnson 23,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 23,9
Title:
'Aziz Khan Chaghata, aged thirty-two. Artist(s): Anup Chattar (fl. 1640-80)
Scope & Content:
‘Aziz Khan Chaghata, aged thirty-two. By Anup Chattar, Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 21 in Persian inventory note (partly repeated on reverse on a slip of paper); inscribed: ‘shabih-i bandah-i dargah si o du salagi, ‘amal-i anup chattar musavvir, sunnah...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

1102. Johnson 26,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,1
Title:
A young man digging by a stream.. Artist(s): Muhammadi, style of (c.1590-1600)
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of a young man digging by a stream. Signed ‘mashq i Muhammadi.’ If the signature be accepted, and it seems very doubtful, this must be later than other known works of the artist. The drawing already displays the rather calligraphic line associated with the Isfahan style. Qazw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1590-1600
Extent:
1 Item

1103. Johnson 6,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,10
Title:
A dervish seated in a landscape, the foreground coloured in at a later date.
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a dervish seated in a landscape, the foreground coloured in at a later date. Good quality drawing with very angular drapery. Isfahan style: c.1630. 15.5 by 8.5 cm (page 41.5 by 29.5 cm). Decorated frame of gold scrolls on dark blue; gold flecked margins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

1104. Johnson 26,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,20
Title:
A ruler with courtiers. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50), style of
Scope & Content:
A ruler with courtiers. Style of Muhammad Khan, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with border of pink paper. 215 by 320 mm; page 377 by 252 mm. Reverse: a quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on a marbled grou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

1105. Johnson 1,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,17
Title:
Mirza Hidayat Allah. Artist(s): Gaj Singh, Thakur Rao (c.1710)
Scope & Content:
Mirza Hidayat Allah. By Thakur Rao Gaj Singh, Mughal, c.1710. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i mirza hidayat allah koka-yi a'zam shah’ (a picture of Mirza Hidayat Allah, foster-brother of A'zam Shah); below: ‘‘amal-i thakur rao gaj singh’ (the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 Item

1106. Johnson 22,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,3
Title:
Islam Khan Rumi. Artist(s): Ilias Bahadur (fl.c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Islam Khan Rumi (d.1676). By Ilias Bahadur, Mughal, c.1670. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on picture in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ilias bahadur ibn madu’ (the work of Ilias Bahadur, son of Madu); on reverse:’ tasvir-i shah jahan’ (a picture of Shah Jahan). Gouache with gold;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

1107. Johnson 64,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,11
Title:
Khan Duran Nasrat-i Jang. Artist(s): Hashim (fl.1640-1650) after
Scope & Content:
Khan Duran Nasrat-i Jang (d.1645). Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on right in Persian characters: ‘shabih-i khan duran bahadur nasrat-i jang’ (a likeness of Khan Duran Bahadur Nasrat-i Jang). Drawing with slight colouring on face; three borders of gilt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

1108. Johnson 51,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,6
Title:
The goddess Bhuteshvari enthroned
Scope & Content:
The goddess Bhuteshvari. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘Bhuteshvari.’ The goddess is enthroned and diademed, a goad and noose are in two of her four hands. Her forehead demonstrates the third eye and a crescent moon is in her halo.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1109. Johnson 13,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,2
Title:
Seated girl offering a cup of wine. Artist(s): Muhammad Qasim (fl.c.1650) style of
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a seated girl offering a cup of wine. Rather rubbed. Style of Muhammad Qasim. This could well be the work of Muhammad Qasim himself. Isfahan style: mid seventeenth century. 11.5 by 7.5 cm (page 36 by 25 cm). Gold-flecked plain frame and margins. ‘VAM 1951’ No. 140.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

1110. Johnson 26,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 26,2
Title:
Two drawings mounted side by side: a young man holding up a spade, and a Mongol drinking
Scope & Content:
Two drawings mounted side by side: a Young man holding up a spade: landscape background. b Mongol seated drinking, a jug before him. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 10 by 10 cm (both together) (page 37 by 24.5 cm). A line of large ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below; gold-decorate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1580-1590
Extent:
1 Item