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1. Johnson 37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37
Title:
A complete series of 36 ragamala illustrations, separately mounted.
Scope & Content:
A complete series of 36 ‘ragamala’ illustrations, separately mounted.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 37,1-36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,1-36
Title:
J.37,1-36 Thirty-six paintings comprising a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to a Special system. Hyderabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. ...
Scope & Content:
J.37,1-36 Thirty-six paintings comprising a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to a Special system. Hyderabad, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; set within borders of pink paper with the edges ruled in gold (now enclosed within modern card guards). 2...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1759-1761
Extent:
36 items

3. Johnson 37,28

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,28
Title:
Bangali Ragini
Scope & Content:
Bangali Ragini. The ‘ragini’ figure crouches in worship before a shrine to Siva with a lioness lying behind her beside a burning candle. She is in a courtyard overlooked by a balcony. Reproduced: Gangoly (1935), II, pl.CVI, fig.D. Note: Other Hyderabad sets supply this subject with the title...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 37,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,4
Title:
Gujari Ragini
Scope & Content:
Gujari Ragini. Krishna intercepts a girl carrying a pot upon her head as she is about to leave the courtyard through an open door. The window alcove has cushions laid out and there are goldfish in a fountain pool. Reproduced: Gangoly (1935), II, pl.CVIII, fig.E.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 37,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,5
Title:
Bhairava Raga
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. Bhairava dressed in a yellow ‘dhoti’ and green mantle is rubbed with sandal paste by his consort. Two girl musicians play a ‘tambur’ and drum and one of two attendant maids prepares sandal paste in the foreground under a full moon in a cloudy sky. Reproduced: Stchoukine (1929),...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 37,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,8
Title:
Lalita Ragini
Scope & Content:
Lalita Ragini. A prince holding two garlands walks down steps into a garden, leaving his lady sleeping on a bed under a crescent moon. Reproduced: Gangoly (1935), II, pl.XXXVI, fig.A.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 37,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,12
Title:
Gunakali Ragini
Scope & Content:
Gunakali Ragini. The ‘nayika’ sits outside a building holding a lotus flower waiting while her attendant approaches with two other lotus blooms. Reproduced: Gangoly (1935), II, pl.LVI, fig.B.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 37,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,17
Title:
Megha Raga
Scope & Content:
Megha Raga. Krishna holding a lotus flower, dances on a terrace in the rain accompanied by five girl musicians. Reproduced: Gangoly (1935), II, pl.LXXIX, fig.A.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 37,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,19
Title:
Desakhya Ragini
Scope & Content:
Desakhya Ragini. Six athletes wrestle and perform with clubs, a pole and a bow, on a terrace by a white building.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 37,24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 37,24
Title:
Sorath Ragini
Scope & Content:
Sorath Ragini. A girl holding a ‘tambur’ stands in a moonlit landscape surrounded by peacocks; in the distance on the right is a town. Reproduced: Gangoly (1935), II, pl.LXVII, fig.B. Note: The equivalent subject in related Deccani series is often identified as ‘‘Sohni’Ragini.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

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