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61. Johnson 27,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,13
Title:
Old man entering a mosque where is a preacher with his congregation
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: an old man entering a mosque where is a preacher with his congregation; an illustration to the ‘Gulistan’ of Sa‘di. Gold background. The sides of the minbar are decorated with designs in rectangles executed in faint relief with very thick paint. Fine work: some of the face...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

62. Johnson 27,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,17
Title:
A discussion between learned men before a portico. Artist(s): Muhammadi (fl.c.1575)
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing: a learned discussion between six men in front of portico. Attribution to Muhammadi. Khurasan style: c.1575. 18 by 11.5 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm). Double frame of illumination and verses incorporating an attribution of the drawing to Muhammadi and of the writing to Muhyi. Plain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

63. Johnson 27,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 27,19
Title:
The jackals watch the dismounted camel-rider, from an 'Iyar-i Danish ms.
Scope & Content:
An illustration from the ‘‘Iyar-i Danish.’ Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold and plain borders. 180 by 118 mm; page 346 by 215 mm. A man dismounted from his camel kneels at the foot...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

64. Johnson 28,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,16
Title:
Three astrological paintings cut from a manuscript and mounted together
Scope & Content:
Three miniature paintings, cut from an astrological manuscript and mounted together, one above and two below, the empty spaces filled with illumination. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 1. A winged bearded man, holding a paper inscribed with the ‘bismillah,’ seated on a four-leg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

65. Johnson 28,17

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,17
Title:
a) Yusuf haloed, riding in a landscape and met by Zulaykha and a maid with a tray of jewels: b) Two youths seated under a tree, a dish of fruit between them
Scope & Content:
Two miniatures mounted together: a A little provincial miniature of Yusuf (?), haloed, riding in a landscape, met by Zulaykha and a maid with a tray of jewels; behind him an old woman and a rocky hill with a tree. 4.5 by 11.5 cm. b Two youths seated under a blossoming tree by a stream in a la...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1580-1590
Extent:
1 Item

66. Johnson 28,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,18
Title:
Yusuf put ashore after bathing in the Nile
Scope & Content:
Miniaturepainting illustrating the ‘Yusuf u Zulaykha’ of Jami: Yusuf put ashore after bathing in the Nile; behind, a ship full of men, two of them armoured. Some flaking and rubbing: silver blackened. Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 20 by 11cm (page 37 by 23.5 cm). A couplet ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1575
Extent:
1 Item

67. Johnson 28,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,19
Title:
Zulaykha's women overcome by the beauty of Yusuf
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Yusuf u Zulaykha’ of Jami:: Zulaykha's ladies overcome by the beauty of Yusuf. Scene in a garden with a large ‘iwan’ against a golden hillside. Architectural details are very finely executed, and the figures livelier than usual in this sort of work. Bukhar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

68. Johnson 28,20

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 28,20
Title:
Zulaykha's women overcome by the beauty of Yusuf
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting illustrating the ‘Yusuf u Zulaykha’ of Jami: Zulaykha's ladies overcome by the beauty of Yusuf. A smaller and more modest version of J.28, 19. Several figures and groups obviously come from the same poncifs. Bukhara style: second half of sixteenth century. 18 by11 cm (page...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

69. 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

70. Johnson 54,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,11
Title:
The turtle and the scorpion , from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), attributed to
Scope & Content:
The turtle and the scorpion. Attributed to Sital Das. Numbered 13 in Persian. 168 by 102 mm; page 322 by 208 mm. A scorpion sits on the back of a turtle which is swimming across a stream. From the story of the turtle which carried its friend, the scorpion, across a stream, yet the scorpion ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item