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1. Johnson 54,39

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,39
Title:
The painter's slave overhears an assignation, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The painter’s slave. Panel of nine lines of text; overpainted and rebacked. 232 by 129 mm; page 303 by 190 mm. The painter’s slave overhears a conversation where his master arranges with a merchant’s wife that he will wear a black and white shawl when visiting her (Eastwick (1854), chapter II...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

2. Johnson 54,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,3
Title:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

3. Johnson 54,40

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,40
Title:
The farmer and his wife, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The farmer and his wife. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘Anvar-i suhaili kharid hasht rupiya batarikh-i dahum-i shahr-i m[uharram] dakhil-i kitabkhanah shu’d.’ Sarkar-i nawab sahib mumtaz al-daula mufakhir al-mulk husam jang mistar richard jansan sahib bahadur dam iqbaluhu’ ([this] ‘Anvar-i S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

4. Johnson 54,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,5
Title:
The gardener and the nightingale, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The gardener and the nightingale. By Sital Das. Text on picture almost complete; inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das musavvir’ (the work of the painter Sital Das); in nagari in pencil: ‘Sital Das’; numbered 5 in Persian. 168 by 104 mm; page 320 by 208 mm. The gardener is talkin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 54,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,30
Title:
The fowler and the pigeons, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The fowler and the pigeons. Portions of two or more illustrations joined together and overpainted; text on reverse covered by backing sheet. 258 by 126 mm; page 301 by 195 mm. Reverse: a piece of paper with Persian inscription including the date AH678/AD1279-80 and a reference to the celebrat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

6. Johnson 54,31

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,31
Title:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The archer and the cat. 124 by 93 mm; page 321 by 205 mm. An archer shooting a cat. From the story of the old lady and her cat, cf J.54, 3 (Eastwick (1854), introduction, story III, 55; I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403, f.27r-27v). Note: This picture is smaller than others in the set and is similar to th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item

7. Johnson 54,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,6
Title:
The carpenter and the monkey, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Ghulam Reza (fl.1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The carpenter and the monkey. By Ghulam Reza. Text on picture incomplete; inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i ghulam reza’ (the work of Ghulam Reza); numbered 6 in Persian. 174 by 115 mm; page 283 by 186 mm. The carpenter is about to kill a monkey. From the story of the monkey who gets ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

8. Johnson 54,42

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,42
Title:
The holy man and the mouse, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The holy man and the mouse. Panel of eight lines of text; overpainted and rebacked. 231 by 125 mm; page 302 by 193 mm. A holy man is seated on a terrace with a woman; a servant approaches with a dish. From the story of the holy man who prays for the mouse, dropped at his feet by a kite, to b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

9. Johnson 54,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,10
Title:
The fisherman and the fish, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Ram Sahai (fl. 1760-1782)
Scope & Content:
The fishermen and the fish. By Ram Sahai. Inscribed on mount in Persian in a smaller and different hand from the preceding pictures: ‘‘amal-i ram saha‘i’ (the work of Ram Sahai); numbered 12 in Persian. 165 by 104 mm; page 332 by 209 mm. Three fishermen are about to catch a fish, while anoth...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 54,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,16
Title:
The bear and the gardener, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The bear and the gardener. By Sital Das. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das’ (the work of Sital Das); numbered 19 in Persian. 166 by 105 mm; page 320 by 197 mm. A bear gazes at the gardener, whom it has killed with a great stone. From the story of the friendship between a bea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

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