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851. Johnson 28,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,11
Title:
Young prince and attendants drinking in a garden pavilion. Artist(s): Muhammadi, style of (c.1590-1600)
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing (or lightly coloured miniature) of a young prince and attendants drinking in a garden pavilion. A fine drawing: possibly a late work of Muhammadi; the turbans are characteristic of the beginning of the reign of Shah ‘Abbas. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 20 by 13 cm (pag...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1580-1600
Extent:
1 Item

852. Johnson 28,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,12
Title:
Young prince seated before a princess writing
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: young prince seated before a princess who writes on a paper; writing-table with blue and white porcelain ink-pot in the foreground. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 11 by 9.5 cm (page 36.5 by 24.5 cm). Decorated frame; couplet of verse above and below the mi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

853. Johnson 28,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,13
Title:
A girl seated on a morha beneath a tree
Scope & Content:
A girl seated on a morha beneath a tree. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 10 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with plain and blue borders decorated in gold with floral arabesques. 183 by 116 mm; page 361 by 240 mm. Reverse:...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

854. Johnson 28,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,14
Title:
A young dervish carrying a spear and a book. Artist(s): Muhammadi (fl.c.1575)
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of a young dervish carrying a spear and a book. Signature of Muhammadi. At his girdle hang a metal bell, a leather pouch, a long straight knife, a wooden ladle and a metal bowl. A scarf is thrown round his shoulders. Qazwin style: c.1575. 13.5 by 5.5 cm (page 36 by 22.5 cm). ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

855. Johnson 28,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,15
Title:
Youth brandishing a spade while an old beggar plays on a pipe.
Scope & Content:
Drawing of a youth brandishing a spade whilst an old beggar plays on a pipe. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 12 by 7.5 cm (page 36.5 by 23.5 cm). Illuminated corner-pieces and border: a line of large ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below. Plain margins with symmetrical designs in gol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

856. Johnson 28,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,16
Title:
Three astrological paintings cut from a manuscript and mounted together
Scope & Content:
Three miniature paintings, cut from an astrological manuscript and mounted together, one above and two below, the empty spaces filled with illumination. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 1. A winged bearded man, holding a paper inscribed with the ‘bismillah,’ seated on a four-leg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

857. Johnson 28,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,17
Title:
a) Yusuf haloed, riding in a landscape and met by Zulaykha and a maid with a tray of jewels: b) Two youths seated under a tree, a dish of fruit between them
Scope & Content:
Two miniatures mounted together: a A little provincial miniature of Yusuf (?), haloed, riding in a landscape, met by Zulaykha and a maid with a tray of jewels; behind him an old woman and a rocky hill with a tree. 4.5 by 11.5 cm. b Two youths seated under a blossoming tree by a stream in a la...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1580-1590
Extent:
1 Item

858. Johnson 28,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,18
Title:
Yusuf put ashore after bathing in the Nile
Scope & Content:
Miniaturepainting illustrating the ‘Yusuf u Zulaykha’ of Jami: Yusuf put ashore after bathing in the Nile; behind, a ship full of men, two of them armoured. Some flaking and rubbing: silver blackened. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 20 by 11cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). A couplet ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

859. Johnson 28,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,19
Title:
Zulaykha's women overcome by the beauty of Yusuf
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Yusuf u Zulaykha’ of Jami:: Zulaykha's ladies overcome by the beauty of Yusuf. Scene in a garden with a large ‘iwan’ against a golden hillside. Architectural details are very finely executed, and the figures livelier than usual in this sort of work. Bukhar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

860. Johnson 28,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,20
Title:
Zulaykha's women overcome by the beauty of Yusuf
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Yusuf u Zulaykha’ of Jami: Zulaykha's ladies overcome by the beauty of Yusuf. A smaller and more modest version of J.28, 19. Several figures and groups obviously come from the same poncifs. Bukhara style: second half of sixteenth century. 18 by11 cm (page...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item