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1191. Johnson 56,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,18
Title:
A man ploughing and two others with spades.. Artist(s): Mirak ibn Sayyid Husayn (c.1550-1600)
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a man ploughing and two others with spades. Signature of Mirak b. Sayyid Husayn. The figures are rather clumsily proportioned but details are finely drawn. Qazwin style: second half sixteenth century. 23.5 by 16.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). A number of small illuminated medallion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

1192. Johnson 8,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,5
Title:
Idris instructing mankind in the art of weaving
Scope & Content:
Idris giving instruction to mankind in the art of weaving. Mughal, c.1590. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; an illustration from a manuscript with two lines of ‘nasta'liq’ text at top left corner, and two lines at bottom right corner...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1590
Extent:
1 Item

1193. Johnson 25,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 25,9
Title:
Nawab Baqir Khan. Artist(s): Bulchand (fl. 1630-40)
Scope & Content:
Nawab Baqir Khan. By Bulchand, Mughal, c.1630-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at bottom in Persian: ‘shabih-i baqir khan marhum ‘amal-i bulchand’ (a likeness of the late Baqir Khan, the work of Bulchand); inserted in this inscription in a smaller hand is the title ‘...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

1194. Johnson 62,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 62,4
Title:
The Mughal emperor Akbar
Scope & Content:
The Mughal emperor Akbar. Murshidabad, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Auckber Batsane’ (Akbar Badshah). Gouache; red and blue borders. 202 by 107 mm; page 234 by 138 mm. Akbar stands facing left, wearing an orange jama and turban trimmed with go...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

1195. Johnson 1,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,10
Title:
Muhammad 'Adil Shah II. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Bijapur, fl. c.1630-50), style of
Scope & Content:
Muhammad ‘Adil Shah II (1627-57). Style of Muhammad Khan, Bijapur, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i tana shah’ (a picture of Tana Shah) - an incorrect identification based on the same misconception as J.1, 9. Gouache with gold; oval w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 Item

1196. Johnson 36,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,13
Title:
Kedara Ragini
Scope & Content:
Kedara Ragini. Siva sits on a tiger-skin with the River Ganges arising from the knot of his hair, the rocky landscape is teeming with fauna all around him. Reproduced: Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 13.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

1197. Johnson 1,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 1,2
Title:
The Ottoman Sultan Bayazid in a cage at Timur's court
Scope & Content:
The capture of Sultan Bayazid I of Turkey. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note; numbered in ‘siyaq’ on reverse. Gouache; on an album leaf with gold floral and gilt-sprinkled borders. 393 by 238 mm; page 480 by 331 mm. The Sultan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

1198. Johnson 24,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 24,1
Title:
Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). By Hunhar, Lucknow, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i bahadur shah badshah, ‘amal-i hunhar hal’ (a picture of the emperor Bahadur Shah, the work of the present Hunhar); numbered 59 in Persian inventory note; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

1199. Johnson 27,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,15
Title:
Persian youth leaning on a tree and a bearded man holding a paper. Artist(s): Muhammadi (fl.c.1575)
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a Persian youth leaning on a young tree and a bearded lndian holding a paper. Attribution to Muhammadi. Qazwin style: c.1575. 9 by 7.5 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). The drawing, which is fine enough to make the attribution acceptable, is on slate-blue paper with illuminated upper corne...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

1200. Johnson 34,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 34,21
Title:
Nata Ragini. Artist(s): Mohan Singh (fl.c.1780-82)
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. A female warrior on horseback fights with a male foot-soldier. Wounded soldiers and observers are in the background. By Mohan Singh. Inscribed above in Persian with text from the ‘Tuhfat al-Hind’ (f.56b); beneath: ‘‘amal-i mohan singh musavvir’ (the work of the painter Mohan Sin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item