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791. Johnson 46,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,2
Title:
Kurma avatar ( the tortoise )
Scope & Content:
Kurma avatar (the Tortoise) . 149 by 101 mm. The gods and demons churn the ocean with the serpent Vasuki and Mount Mandara with Visnu seated aloft. Some of the lost items are shown recovered: Fortune, the cow of plenty, Indra’s elephant, the horse Uchchaihsravas, the tree and the bottles of n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

792. Johnson 46,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,3
Title:
Varaha avatar ( the boar )
Scope & Content:
Varaha avatar (the Boar). 149 by 96 mm. Visnu, boar-headed, raises the earth from the waters upon his tusks, as the demon Hiranyaksha is stricken beneath him. A boar stands in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

793. Johnson 46,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,4
Title:
Narasimha avatar ( the Man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). 150 by 97 mm. Visnu, lion-headed, emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the blasphemous Hiranyakasipu. The devout Prahlada is suspended from the roof by his ankles and wrists. The queen and a Brahmin stand in adoration on the left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

794. Johnson 36,12v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 36,12v
Title:
Morpunkhis and state barges
Scope & Content:
Reverse: eight Indian state barges with striped sails and animal figureheads, two flying the Shia flag showing the sword of ‘Ali, have Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on the hulls; the Persian identification is written on the sail of a smaller craft in the centre.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

795. Johnson 45,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,19
Title:
A lingam shrine
Scope & Content:
A lingam shrine . 70 by 87 mm. A man worships a lingam shrine, as the figure of Siva rises from ashes before him.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

796. Johnson 32,1d

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 32,1d
Title:
Bairadi Ragini
Scope & Content:
iv Bairadi Ragini. A lady is seated on a bed holding a garland. Drawing with a little colour. 115 by 71 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

797. Johnson 41,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 41,2
Title:
Krishna and four female types
Scope & Content:
Krishna and four female types. Inscribed with identifications in Persian of the female types: ‘padmini, chitrini, shankhini, hastini.’ 182 by 181 mm and 200 by 178 mm; page 359 by 228 mm. (a) Krishna holds a lotus over his shoulder as he leaves Radha’s house; three men are seated in the foreg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

798. Johnson 41,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 41,7
Title:
Radha and Krishna with confidantes
Scope & Content:
Radha and Krishna with confidantes. Inscribed in Persian: ‘Ram’ and ‘Kishan’ (an inaccurate identification of Radha as Rama). 211 by 122 mm, 211 by 110 mm and 212 by 134 mm; page 223 by 366 mm. (a) Radha and Krishna embrace on a bed, and a confidante stands by: (b) a confidante talks to Radha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

799. Johnson 39,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 39,1
Title:
Bhairava Raga
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. Bhairava sits on an elephant-skin upon a rocky hillock with the Ganges issuing from the coil of his hair. The bull Nandi is in the foreground. Reverse: verse in ‘nasta‘liq.’ Reproduced: Ebeling (1973), 216, fig.124.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

800. Johnson 39,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 39,2
Title:
Madhyamadi Ragini
Scope & Content:
Madhyamadi Ragini. Lovers stand and embrace in a palace chamber. The girl has a golden face and body in literal agreement with the Sanskrit phrase ‘(svarna-chavi).’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item