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452. Johnson 48,1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 48,1
- Title:
- Matsya avatar ( the fish )
- Scope & Content:
- Matsya avatar (the Fish). Inscribed above in nagari:’ matsya’; on reverse: full page of Persian description. Coloured drawing. 225 by 152 mm. Visnu emerging from the jaws of a fish is acclaimed by four ‘rishis’ who stand at the water’s edge; the demon Hayagriva is vanquished beneath.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1780-1782
- Extent:
- 1 Item
453. Johnson 48,1, 6, 8 and 9
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 48,1, 6, 8 and 9
- Title:
- J.48,1, 6, 8 and 9 Four illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Pur ...
- Scope & Content:
- J.48,1, 6, 8 and 9 Four illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian descriptions of the subjects on the reverse of each album page. Coloured drawings; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled ma...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1780-1782
- Extent:
- 4 items
454. Johnson 48,6
- 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
455. Johnson 48,8
- 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
456. Johnson 48,9
- 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
457. Johnson 50,2
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 50,2
- Title:
- Asavari Ragini
- Scope & Content:
- Asavari Ragini. Mughal (provincial, perhaps Rajasthan), c.1620-30. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; yellow panel at top; on an album page with gilt-sprinkled blue and plain borders. 143 by 102 mm; page 244 by 172 mm. A blue-skinned woman wearing an orange bodi...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1620-1630
- Extent:
- 1 Item
458. Johnson 50,3
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 50,3
- Title:
- Devgandhar Ragini
- Scope & Content:
- Devgandhar Ragini. Deccan, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 76 in Persian inventory note; identifying the subject as ‘Devgandhar.’ Gouache with gold. 243 by 168 mm. An ascetic sits on a leopard-skin outside a hut while a disciple plays the ‘sarangi’ to a buck a...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1740
- Extent:
- 1 Item
459. Johnson 50,4
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 50,4
- Title:
- Two women conversing
- Scope & Content:
- Two women conversing. Hyderabad, c.1740-50. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian with a couplet in which a beautiful woman is likened to the moon; priced in ‘raqam.’ Gouache with gold; border of green-stencilled paper. 215 by 150 mm; page 273 by 195 m...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1740-1750
- Extent:
- 1 Item
460. Johnson 5,10
- 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