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541. Johnson 51,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,11
Title:
Siva on Kailasa with Parvati and Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; orange border. 176 by 141 mm; page 259 by 202 mm. Siva sits on a tiger-skin on Mount Kailasa with the river Ganges issuing from his head. Parvati and Nandi sit with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

542. Johnson 51,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,13
Title:
Devi enthroned, with album border samples
Scope & Content:
The Devi enthroned. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; borders with panels of various decorations in gold and colours. 184 by 137 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. The Devi is enthroned and worshipped by a single devotee. She has a gold halo and four arms...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

543. Johnson 51,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,17
Title:
Kamadeva. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
Kamadeva. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Coloured drawing with gold. 270 by 225 mm. Kamadeva is seated on a plinth by a tree, holding a bow strung with a line of black bees, and the arrows with flowery shafts. A girl and her companion kn...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

544. Johnson 51,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,18
Title:
Fifteen manifestations of the Devi
Scope & Content:
Fifteen manifestations of the Devi. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 86 in Persian inventory note; on a slip of paper on reverse. Coloured drawings with gold; on a single sheet of paper. Page 187 by 295 mm. (left to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

545. Johnson 51,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,19
Title:
Fifteen manifestations of the Devi
Scope & Content:
Fifteen manifestations of the Devi. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 78 in Persian inventory note on a slip of paper on reverse. Coloured drawings with gold; on a single sheet of paper. Page 191 by 304 mm. (left to r...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

546. Johnson 54,30; Johnson 54,35-43; Johnson 54,45-46

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,30; Johnson 54,35-43; Johnson 54,45-46
Title:
J.54,30; J.54,35-43; J.54,45-46 Twelve illustrations to the book of fables ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 18 ...
Scope & Content:
J.54,30; J.54,35-43; J.54,45-46 Twelve illustrations to the book of fables ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Mughal, c.1600. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache, some with gold; leaves rebacked with paper, obscuring any text on the reverse; in all but one case text, written in a neat cursive...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1599-1601
Extent:
12 items

547. Johnson 56,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,10
Title:
A princess gives wine to a prince
Scope & Content:
A princess gives wine to a prince. Deccan (perhaps Aurangabad), c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with some colours and gold; face of princess redrawn; gilt-decorated blue border. 156 by 82 mm; page 238 by 168 mm. Reverse: Persian ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by ‘Abdal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

548. 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

549. Johnson 56,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,12
Title:
Young prince embracing a youth who has removed his turban, and offering him a cup of wine
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: young prince embracing a youth who has removed his turban, and offering him a cup of wine. Bukhara style: late sixteenth century. 18.5 by 11cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Illuminated corner-pieces and half-medallions. Margin designs as J.56, 13. On reverse, ‘shikasta’ callig...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

550. Johnson 56,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,13
Title:
Two youths duelling
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of two youths duelling. Both carry drawn swords: the one on the right has a shield in his left hand, the one on the left, a rolled-up coat. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 9 by 11.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Half-medallions of illumination at the edges and illuminated p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item