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91. Johnson 19,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 19,4
Title:
A Kanphat ascetic
Scope & Content:
A kanphat ascetic. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; on an album page with a blue border decorated with gold arabesques and an outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 165 by 126 mm; page 403 by 262 mm. A ‘kanphat’ ascetic sits...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

92. Johnson 55,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,2
Title:
An old ascetic
Scope & Content:
An old ascetic. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note. Coloured drawing with some gouache; gilt ‘hashiya’ and uncoloured paper border. 149 by 145 mm; page 252 by 180 mm. An aged bearded ascetic, seated on a tiger-skin beneath a tr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

93. Johnson 6,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,11
Title:
Kanphat yogis in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Kanphat yogis in a landscape. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 43 in Persian inventory note. Drawing with slight shading and tinting; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and gilt-sprinkled outer margin. 144 by 89 mm; page 415 by 293 mm. The ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

94. Johnson 6,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 6,13
Title:
A yogi meditating beneath a tree
Scope & Content:
A yogi meditating beneath a tree. Mughal, c.1620. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 24 in Persian inventory note. Lightly coloured drawing; on an album page with gilt-decorated blue border and outer gilt-sprinkled margin. 140 by 74 mm; page 413 by 290 mm. The yogi leans ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1620
Extent:
1 Item

95. Johnson 66,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 66,5
Title:
A lady visiting a female ascetic
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting a female ascetic. Farrukhabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and plain borders sprinkled with gold. Reverse: a ‘ragamala’ series. 195 by 257 mm; page 550 by 365 mm. Listed: Foster (1924), no.70. The as...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

96. Johnson 13,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 13,14
Title:
A girl dressed as a yogini
Scope & Content:
A girl dressed as a yogini. Deccan, c.1720. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with fawn border and pale blue margin. 127 by 83 mm; page 379 by 250 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘naskhi’ calligraphy headed by a ‘‘Bism Allah’’; signed: ‘Mahbub al-‘Alam ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1720
Extent:
1 Item

97. Johnson 15,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 15,10
Title:
A lady visiting yogis and yoginis. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A lady visiting yogis and yoginis. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 47 in Persian inventory note; the note was repeated at the top of the border, but is now obliterated. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold and oxidised ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

98. Johnson 22,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,12
Title:
Yogis sleeping
Scope & Content:
Yogis sleeping. Mughal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas‘ud, sunnah 130’ (the work of Masud, year 130 - perhaps intended as AH1013/AD1604-1605 or AH1030/AD1620-21); on reverse: ‘jalsah-i fuqara-i jalali’ (gathering of illustrious ascetics...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

99. Johnson 22,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,14
Title:
Brotherhood of Kanphat yogis
Scope & Content:
A brotherhood of kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1605. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘tasvir-i jogiha’ (picture of yogis). Tinted drawing with gold; on an album leaf with a ‘misra‘‘ of verse in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below the drawing; inne...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1605
Extent:
1 Item

100. Johnson 22,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 22,15
Title:
A party of Kanphat yogis resting round a fire
Scope & Content:
A party of kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in left foreground in Persian: ‘‘amal-i mas‘ud’.’ sunnah 101’2 (the work of Masud, year AH1012/AD1603-1604); on reverse: ‘majlis-i kanphatha’ (an assembly of ‘kanphats).’ Tinted drawing with gold;...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item