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781. Johnson 28,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,10
Title:
A couple seated by a stream in a garden
Scope & Content:
Miniaturepainting: a couple seated on mats by a stream in a garden. Some rubbing, and the lady's face completely gone. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 15.5 by 8 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). Decorated frame, and margins of scrollwork with inlaid panels. On reverse, two columns of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

782. Johnson 56,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,11
Title:
A youth and two bearded men seated talking
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a youth and two bearded men seated in discussion. The youth, holding a paper, sits on a carpet, left, the two men on another, with bottles and dishes of fruit before them. Khurasan style c.1575. 6.5 by 13.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Illuminated frame, corner-pieces, etc. Ma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

783. Johnson 64,40

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,40
Title:
Mughal courtier. Artist(s): Anant (fl. 1584-1610), attributed to
Scope & Content:
A Mughal courtier. Mughal, c.1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in lower left corner in Persian (in same unreliable hand as J.16, 1, and J.18, 11): ‘kar-i usta[d] anant’ (the work of the master Anant); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache with gold; plain ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1610
Extent:
1 Item

784. Johnson 66,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,2
Title:
An imaginary courtesan.. Artist(s): Mihr Chand (fl.1760s-70s)
Scope & Content:
An imaginary courtesan. By Mihr Chand, Faizabad, c.1765-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Signed in lower left corner in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mihr chand’ (the work of Mihr Chand); inscribed on gold panel on border: ‘tasvir-i khiyal’ (a picture of an apparition); numbered 44 in Per...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1765
Extent:
1 Item

785. Johnson 33,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 33,5
Title:
Vibhasa Ragini
Scope & Content:
Vibhasa Ragini. The ‘nayaka’ portrayed as Krishna aims a lotus-tipped arrow towards the ‘nayika’ who sleeps on a bed and is fanned by a maid. Identified in Hindi: ‘Vibhasa Ragini’ and numbered ‘29’; on reverse in Persian: ‘Ragini Bibhas.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

786. Johnson 30,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 30,17
Title:
Dhanasri Ragini
Scope & Content:
Dhanasri Ragini. A lady kneels on a little terrace, drawing a picture of her absent lover; a maid kneels in front of her holding a saucer of pigment. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders. 157 by 106 mm; page 263 by 204 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

787. Johnson 30,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 30,18
Title:
Bhairava Raga
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. A lord represented as Krishna with a yellow ‘dhoti’ and peacock-feather crown is seated with a consort who rubs his arm with sandal paste. Three maidservants are in attendance, one holding the dish of paste. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders. 156 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

788. Johnson 33,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 33,22
Title:
Kamoda Ragini
Scope & Content:
Kamoda Ragini. The ‘nayika’ in separation from her lover takes the part of a female ascetic and sits outside it pavilion before a lingam shrine adorned with lotus petals. Identified in Hindi: ‘Kamoda Ragini’ and numbered ‘33’; on reverse in Persian: ‘Ragini Kamod.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

789. Johnson 33,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 33,33
Title:
Patamanjari Ragini
Scope & Content:
Patamanjari Ragini. A confidante offers ‘pan’ to her lady to console her for the faithlessness of her lover who is seen at an upper window holding a rose, symbolising a rival. Identified in Hindi: ‘Patamanjari Ragini’ and numbered ‘5’; on reverse in Persian: ‘Ragini Patamanjari.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

790. Johnson 46,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,1
Title:
Matsya avatar (the fish)
Scope & Content:
Matsya avatar (the Fish) . 155 by 97 mm. Visnu emerges from the jaws of a fish holding leaves of the Vedas which he has rescued from the sea. The demon culprit Hayagriva lies stricken beneath the fish’s tail. Two Brahmins stand in adoration.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item