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1. Johnson 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42
Title:
A complete series of 36 ragamala illustrations separately mounted, apparently commissioned by Johnson to illustrate the Risalah-i ragamala, a Persian work of which a copy was in Johnson's possession.
Scope & Content:
A complete series of 36 ‘ragamala’ illustrations separately mounted, apparently commissioned by Johnson to illustrate the ‘Risalah-i ragamala,’ a Persian work of which a copy was in Johnson's possession. The series was originally bound in red Indian leather with Johnson's bookplate - his arms a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 42,1-36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,1-36
Title:
J.42,1-36 Thirty-six pictures comprising a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to Hanuman’s system. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780 ...
Scope & Content:
J.42,1-36 Thirty-six pictures comprising a ‘ragamala’ series, arranged according to Hanuman’s system. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each picture inscribed in Persian with extracts from the’ Risalah-i ragamala’ of Thakur Das....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
36 items

3. Johnson 42,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,2
Title:
Madhyamadi Ragini. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Madhyamadi Ragini. Siva stands embracing Madhyamadi on a terrace at sunset. By Ghulam Reza. 226 by 137 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 42,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,1
Title:
Bhairava Raga. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. Siva stands holding his trident and ‘damaru,’ an elephant-skin, tiger-skin, and snake about his waist, and a second snake about his top-knot from which flows the Ganges. By Ghulam Reza. 227 by 138 mm. Note: Described in the Persian inscription as ‘Raga Bhairon.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 42,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,20
Title:
Kedara Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Kedara Ragini. Siva's consort with a crescent moon resting on her forehead is seated offering flowers at a lingam shrine beneath a tree before a lotus pool. By Gobind Singh. 225 by 141 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 42,26

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,26
Title:
Vasanta Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Vasanta Ragini. Krishna plays his flute beneath a tree with Balarama and ten gopis who play music and throw red dye; one falls to the ground, apparently intoxicated. By Gobind Singh. 233 by 145 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 42,27

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,27
Title:
Malavi Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Malavi Ragini. The hero and heroine sit embracing on a couch beneath a canopy with a formal garden beyond. By Gobind Singh. 232 by 135 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 42,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,30
Title:
Asavari Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Asavari Ragini. A lady sits under a sandalwood tree on Malaya Hill, attracting serpents which coil about her and the tree. By Gobind Singh. 223 by 144 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 42,32

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,32
Title:
Malari Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Malari Ragini. The ‘nayika’ sits alone on a plinth beneath a tree, playing a ‘vina’ in expression of her grief. By Gobind Singh. 227 by 133 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 42,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 42,33
Title:
Desakari Ragini. Artist(s): Gobind Singh (fl.1775-1782)
Scope & Content:
Desakari Ragini. A devotee of Siva embraces a girl as they stand on a terrace before an open room. By Gobind Singh. 234 by 138 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

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