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1. Johnson 40,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 40,1
Title:
Gajendra-moksa, Visnu rescuing the elephant. Artist(s): Mihr Chand (fl.1760s-70s)
Scope & Content:
Gajendra-moksha. By Mihr Chand, Faizabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mihr chand’ (the work of Mihr Chand); and: ‘‘amal-i rai fateh chand’ (the work of Rai Fath Chand), deleted; numbered 16 in Persian inventory note; beneath, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 48,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,3
Title:
Varaha avatar ( the boar )
Scope & Content:
Varaha avatar (the Boar). 221 by 154 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Visnu, boar-headed, balances the world on his tusks. Standing in reverence on either side are Garuda, Jambavat, Brahma, Siva and Indra. Hiranyaksha lies conquered in the waters below.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 48,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,4
Title:
Narasimha avatar (the man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). Inscribed above in nagari:’ Narasimha.’ 222 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. The lion-headed Visnu emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the blasphemous Hiranyakasipu. Prahlada stands by with head averted.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 48,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,5
Title:
Vamana avatar ( the dwarf )
Scope & Content:
Vamana avatar (the Dwarf). 223 by 151 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Visnu in his dwarf form completes the strides which carry him to the upper region where four figures pour the Ganges from water-pots. One of four wrestlers clings to Visnu’s foot, but the other three have fallen beneath. Bali watc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 48,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 48,7
Title:
Rama avatar
Scope & Content:
Rama avatar. Inscribed above in nagari:’ Rama.’ 220 by 153 mm; page 333 by 248 mm. Hanuman stands before Rama who is sitting on a hillock with Sita and Lakshmana.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 51,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,3
Title:
Balarama avatar
Scope & Content:
Balarama avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 77 in Persian inventory note. 220 by 155 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. Balarama diverts the river Jumna with his ploughshare. He i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 51,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,4
Title:
Krishna worshipped under the form of Srinathji
Scope & Content:
Faizabad, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 60 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; narrow gold border. 280 by 209 mm; page 287 by 216 mm. With his hand upraised to hold up the mountain of Govardhan, a young Krishna protected his friends and the cows f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 51,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,5
Title:
Krishna avatar
Scope & Content:
Krishna avatar. Amber, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Numbered 82 in Persian inventory note. 217 by 152 mm; page 303 by 206 mm. An image of Krishna is seated in a shrine between images of B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 45,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,33
Title:
A goddess riding a cat. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782) style of
Scope & Content:
A goddess. Style of Ghulam Reza, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold. 194 by 135 mm. A goddess rides upon a cat in a landscape, holding a lance. Note: Perhaps an illustration to an astrological series. For signed examples of Ghulam Reza’s work, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 45,36

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,36
Title:
The avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite manifestations
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of the avatars of Visnu and other Vaisnavite subjects. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 85 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with colour and gold; on a single sheet of paper divided into 15 squares with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

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