A brotherhood of kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i jogiha’ (picture of yogis). Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with a ‘misra‘‘ of verse in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below the drawing; inne...
A party of kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in left foreground in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas‘ud’.’ sunnah 101’2 (the work of Masud, year AH1012/AD1603-1604); on reverse: ‘majlis-i kanphatha’ (an assembly of ‘kanphats).’ Tinted drawing with gold;...
Four kanphat yogis in a landscape. Mughal, c.1610-20. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on rock in foreground in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas’ud, sunnah 103’ (the work of Mas’ud, year 103 - meaning AH1003/AD1594-95); on reverse: ‘tasvir-i kanphatha’ (a picture of ‘kanphats).’ T...
A prince visiting a holy man. Provincial Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; plain and tinted paper borders. 223 by 130 mm; page 314 by 228 mm. Reverse: four lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with decoration and blue-t...