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611. Johnson 53,4; Johnson 54,1-29, 31-34 and 44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,4; Johnson 54,1-29, 31-34 and 44
Title:
J.53,4; J.54,1-29, 31-34 and 44 Thirty-five illustrations from the ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard John ...
Scope & Content:
J.53,4; J.54,1-29, 31-34 and 44 Thirty-five illustrations from the ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. In most cases the relevant extract from the Persian text of ‘‘Iyar-i Danish’ is written on the reverse. Gouac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
34 items

612. Johnson 53,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,5
Title:
A wild cat
Scope & Content:
A wild cat. Mughal, c.1630-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with gouache; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders of tinted paper. 135 by 77 mm; page 328 by 225 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.CXXVI. The animal is seated before a small tree with one paw raised...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

613. Johnson 53,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,6
Title:
A tiger hunt
Scope & Content:
A hunting scene. Deccan, c.1650. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘dakhil ast’ (entered). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt floral borders. 172 by 110 mm; page 332 by 226 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘nasta‘liq’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

614. Johnson 53,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 53,7
Title:
A starling, European print on a Deccani album leaf.
Scope & Content:
Engraving of a starling. European, 18th century (mounted on a Deccani album leaf). Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. 191 by 144 mm; page 330 by 230 mm. Reverse: two lines of red ‘naskhi’ calligraphy on blue paper; 18th century. A starling facing left is perched on a stump; a sphe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1800
Extent:
1 Item

615. Johnson 54,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,1
Title:
The pigeon Bazindah, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
Bazindah. Numbered 1 in Persian. 163 by 96 mm; page 250 by 181 mm. The pigeon, Bazindah, is setting off from the nest on his travels. From the story of the two pigeons, Bazindah and Nawazindah (Eastwick (1854), introduction, story I, 43; I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403, f.21v-25r).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

616. Johnson 54,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,2
Title:
The kite and the hawks, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The kite and the hawks. Numbered 2 in Persian. 165 by 101 mm; page 290 by 185 mm. Two hawks in a tree. From the story of the kite who reared the young of two hawks (Eastwick (1854), introduction, story I, 52; I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403, f.25v-27r).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

617. Johnson 54,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,3
Title:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

618. Johnson 54,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,4
Title:
The three tigers, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
Three tigers. Numbered 4 in Persian. 168 by 102 mm; page 284 by 179 mm. Three tigers in a landscape. From the story of the tiger who entertained a desire to rule. The young tiger is shown going into exile, the old tiger lying dead, and the lion (here shown as a tiger) coming to rule (Eastwi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

619. Johnson 54,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,5
Title:
The gardener and the nightingale, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The gardener and the nightingale. By Sital Das. Text on picture almost complete; inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das musavvir’ (the work of the painter Sital Das); in nagari in pencil: ‘Sital Das’; numbered 5 in Persian. 168 by 104 mm; page 320 by 208 mm. The gardener is talkin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

620. Johnson 54,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,6
Title:
The carpenter and the monkey, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The carpenter and the monkey. By Ghulam Reza. Text on picture incomplete; inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ghulam reza’ (the work of Ghulam Reza); numbered 6 in Persian. 174 by 115 mm; page 283 by 186 mm. The carpenter is about to kill a monkey. From the story of the monkey who gets ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item