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321. Johnson 51,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,8
Title:
Five-faced Siva on Kailasa with Parvati, Ganesa and Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 66 in Persian inventory note (repeated on a slip of paper on reverse). Gouache with gold; orange border with two dotted green lines. 208 by 168 mm; page 277 by 225 mm. Siva is in his five-headed form with ten arms,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

322. Johnson 53,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,1
Title:
A trick picture with antelopes
Scope & Content:
A trick picture. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing; borders of tinted paper. 107 by 152 mm; page 159 by 203 mm. A trick picture showing four antelopes seated in different positions but sharing a single head.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

323. Johnson 53,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,2
Title:
A nilgai, its insides revealed
Scope & Content:
A nilgai. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; uncoloured background. 183 by 210 mm. A nilgai stands facing right witha portion of the side cut away to reveal intestines.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

324. Johnson 53,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,3
Title:
Two oxen locking horns Made of marbled paper, they each contain other animals including lions and deer.
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of two oxen locking horns. They are silhouetted in marbled paper upon which a number of other animals are drawn; one ox is outlined in black, and the other in gold. Qazwin style (or possibly Turkish): second half sixteenth century. 10 by 13 cm (page 29.5 by 19 cm). Marbled fra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1650
Extent:
1 Item

325. Johnson 53,3v

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,3v
Title:
Flowering plant
Scope & Content:
A flowering plant. Deccan, c.1700-1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i shir dakan’ (a Deccan picture of a lion) - referring to the lion in the marbled picture on the other side of the page; price in ‘raqam’; on reverse: Persian inventory not...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1720
Extent:
1 Item

326. Johnson 53,4; Johnson 54,1-29, 31-34 and 44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,4; Johnson 54,1-29, 31-34 and 44
Title:
J.53,4; J.54,1-29, 31-34 and 44 Thirty-five illustrations from the ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard John ...
Scope & Content:
J.53,4; J.54,1-29, 31-34 and 44 Thirty-five illustrations from the ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. In most cases the relevant extract from the Persian text of ‘‘Iyar-i Danish’ is written on the reverse. Gouac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
34 items

327. Johnson 53,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,5
Title:
A wild cat
Scope & Content:
A wild cat. Mughal, c.1630-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with gouache; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders of tinted paper. 135 by 77 mm; page 328 by 225 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.CXXVI. The animal is seated before a small tree with one paw raised...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

328. Johnson 53,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,6
Title:
A tiger hunt
Scope & Content:
A hunting scene. Deccan, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘dakhil ast’ (entered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt floral borders. 172 by 110 mm; page 332 by 226 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘nasta‘liq’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

329. Johnson 53,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,7
Title:
A starling, European print on a Deccani album leaf.
Scope & Content:
Engraving of a starling. European, 18th century (mounted on a Deccani album leaf). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. 191 by 144 mm; page 330 by 230 mm. Reverse: two lines of red ‘naskhi’ calligraphy on blue paper; 18th century. A starling facing left is perched on a stump; a sphe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1800
Extent:
1 Item

330. Johnson 55,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,1
Title:
Two youths hawking in a rocky landscape
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: two youths hawking in a rocky landscape. One squats watching his hawk which has brought down a partridge, while the other holds his horse among the rocks. Isfahan style: early seventeenth century. 7.5 by 6.5 cm (page 23 by 18 cm). ‘VAM 1951’ No. 135; ‘London 1931’ No. 719 D; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1625
Extent:
1 Item