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Container Reference (shelfmark) Johnson 56

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Johnson 56,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,14
Title:
Young dervish and seated youth
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of a young dervish and seated youth. The young dervish is an inferior version of J.28, 14, and the style of both figures is that of Muhammadi but with hesitant drawing and colour somewhat roughly applied. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century (but possibly executed at Bukhara: th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

15. Johnson 56,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,15
Title:
Prince and attendants drinking out of doors
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of a prince and attendants drinking out-of-doors. A rather weak drawing apparently founded on J.28, 11. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 15.5 by 11.5 cm (page 14.5 by 16.5 cm). Bands of illumination top and bottom, a corner-piece and half medallion at the top. Margin des...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

16. Johnson 56,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,16
Title:
A musical entertainment in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Miniaturepainting: ‘Concert champêtre.’ That this is a Bukhara miniature is clear from the turban of the youth on the horizon and the coronets and heavy necklaces of the ladies. On the other hand the rocky horizons seem to be derived from the Qazwin/Khurasan style, and the face of the principa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

17. Johnson 56,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,17
Title:
Drunkard under a tree
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a drunken man under a tree. His eyes are closed, he has discarded his slippers and waves his arms, the hands hidden in the sleeves: the tree is a plane, the trunk and upper branches lopped. Qazwin style: second half sixteenth century. 14 by 9.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Illuminat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

18. Johnson 56,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,18
Title:
A man ploughing and two others with spades.. Artist(s): Mirak ibn Sayyid Husayn (c.1550-1600)
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a man ploughing and two others with spades. Signature of Mirak b. Sayyid Husayn. The figures are rather clumsily proportioned but details are finely drawn. Qazwin style: second half sixteenth century. 23.5 by 16.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). A number of small illuminated medallion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

19. Johnson 56,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,19
Title:
Yusuf in the slave market
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of Yusuf in the slave market. Perhaps by the same hand as J.56, 9. The drawing falls into three horizontal sections. In the central section Yusuf, with large flaming halo, stands before a group of wrangling haggling purchasers; above is a small ‘‘iwan’ and a group of men, thre...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

20. 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