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281. Johnson 43,1-25

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 43,1-25
Title:
J.43,1-25 Twenty-five paintings from a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to the Painter’s system with variations. Provincial Mughal (Delhi area), ...
Scope & Content:
J.43,1-25 Twenty-five paintings from a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to the Painter’s system with variations. Provincial Mughal (Delhi area), c.1630 [Despite the arguments below, a Popular Mughal provenance in Rajasthan seems more probable]. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1629-1631
Extent:
25 items

282. Johnson 46,1-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,1-10
Title:
J.46,1-10 Ten illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Bengal, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each picture numbered 1-10 on r ...
Scope & Content:
J.46,1-10 Ten illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Bengal, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each picture numbered 1-10 on reverse in Persian numerals. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Page 303 by 210 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
10 items

283. 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

284. Johnson 56,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,7
Title:
A youth holding a bottle and cup
Scope & Content:
A youth. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. A Persian inscription on the foreground has been altered, ending: ... ‘lian shikoh’(?). Gouache; on an album leaf with tinted paper borders trimmed at top and bottom. 171 by 76 mm; page 241 by 167 mm. Reverse: a blue pan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

285. Johnson 27,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,18
Title:
A young mounted huntsman shooting a wild ass
Scope & Content:
Miniaturepainting: a young mounted huntsman shooting a wild ass. Plain background dotted with flowers. Slightly rubbed. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 10 by 7 cm (page 36 by 21.5 cm). Decorated patchwork frame: plain margins with medallions and floral scrolls in gold. At t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

286. 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

287. 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

288. Johnson 56,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,20
Title:
Page serving a seated prince with wine
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: page serving a seated prince with wine. The prince, holding a stick, sits awkwardly on a square stool with four legs, too high for his feet to reach the ground. Bukhara style: mid-sixteenth century. 13 by 7.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Illuminated frame, corner-pieces, an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 Item

289. Johnson 8,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 8,3
Title:
Author presenting a volume to a prince
Scope & Content:
An author presenting a volume to a prince. Mughal, c.1595. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; an illustration from a manuscript with lines of text at top and bottom of the miniature obliterated with gold; on an album leaf with gold-decorated blue border and undeco...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1595
Extent:
1 Item

290. Johnson 12,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 12,1
Title:
A composite horse and rider
Scope & Content:
A composite horse and rider. Mughal, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 3 in Persian inventory note; numbered ‘22’ on border; inscribed on reverse: ‘asp-i jadu’ (a magic horse); pasted on reverse from cover-paper: ‘yek shabih tasvir-i husn asp-i jadu savar’ (a pictu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item