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Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 48,6
Title:: Parasurama avatar ( Rama with the axe )
Scope & Content:: Parasurama avatar (Rama with the axe). Inscribed above in nagari:’ parasurama’; on reverse: five lines of Persian description. Coloured drawing. 222 by 151 mm. Rama uses his axe in battle with the thousand-armed Kartavirya.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 48,8
Title:: Krishna avatar
Scope & Content:: Krishna avatar. Inscribed above in nagari:’ krishna’; on reverse: three lines of Persian description. Coloured drawing with some gouache and gold. 223 by 152 mm. Krishna killing Kansa; he has dragged the king forward by the hair ready to strike him with an elephant tusk; Balarama stands by a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 48,9
Title:: Buddha avatar
Scope & Content:: Buddha avatar. Inscribed above in nagari:’ buddha’; on reverse: six lines of Persian description. Coloured drawing. 224 by 142 mm. The Buddha shown as a bearded ascetic standing knee-deep in a pond, holds a document from which he is teaching four bearded disciples.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 5,10
Title:: The gods in the Himalayas (marriage of Siva and Parvati?). Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:: A ceremony at the foot of the Himalayas. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture with identifications in nagari characters:’ himalaya parvata’ (Himalaya mountains), ‘mahadeva brahma vishnu parvati himalaya mena.’ Drawing with water-colour on paper. 445 by 590 mm. Mahadeva (Siva) i...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 5,11
Title:: Procession of gods and Pandavas. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:: Procession of gods and Pandavas. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 5,12
Title:: Rama bending the bow and winning Sita at Janaka's court in Mithila. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:: The residence of Janaka at Mithila. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture with Sanskrit identifications in nagari characters: Janaka with Sita and [his] brother and daughter[s]; Dasaratha with his sons; Ramachandra the blessed one who was slain(?) by the breaking of a bow in Mithil...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 51,2
Title:: Gaja-Laksmi, the goddess lustrated by elephants
Scope & Content:: The lustration of Laksmi. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘maha lachmi’ (Maha Laksmi). The goddess is enthroned holding lotus flowers in two of her four hands. Four elephants are upturning pots over her.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1770
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 5,13
Title:: Dawn and Dusk bathing ritual. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:: The dawn and dusk bathing ritual. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed with 18 lines of Sanskrit descriptions of the ritual. Drawing with water-colour on paper; edges reinforced and extended with grey paper. 346 by 330 mm; page 492 by 380 mm. Four men are standing in water at the side of a ri...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 5,14
Title:: A temple of Visnu. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:: The temple of Visnu. Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed at bottom in Sanskrit in nagari characters: ‘vishnu mandirasidam’ (the temple of Visnu); on reverse: an offset impression of an inscription from another picture. Drawing with water-colour on paper; grey paper extensions added. 440 by 32...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Johnson 5,15
Title:: Fire sacrifice (Agnihotram). Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:: A fire sacrifice (Agnihotram). Attributed to Sital Das. Inscribed on the picture is the description in Sanskrit in nagari characters; on reverse: an offset impression of an inscription from another picture. Drawing with water-colour on paper. 395 by 485 mm. A pavilion set in a landscape has...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1780-1782
Extent:: 1 Item

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