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171. Johnson 56,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,3
Title:
Seated youth with spray of flowers.
Scope & Content:
Tinted drawing of a seated youth with spray of flowers. Competent, but rather hard drawing. Qazwin style: late sixteenth century. 13 by 6.5 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Illuminated corner-pieces and frame: margins lightly tinted with flowers. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Mir Husayn ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

172. Johnson 56,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,4
Title:
Standing prince playing the sitar. In Bokharan style, but possibly Mughal/Akbar.
Scope & Content:
Standing prince playing the ‘sitar.’ Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 14 by 7 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). Illuminated frame, upper corner-pieces and side-pieces. Margins as J.56, 5. On reverse, illuminated ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Mir ‘Ali.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

173. Johnson 56,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,5
Title:
Indian youth with vase of lilies In Bokharan style, but possibly Mughal/Akbar.. Artist(s): Khan (Jan?) Muhammad (fl.late 16th century)
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: youth in Indian costume holding a vase of flowers. Signature of Khan (or possibly Jan) Muhammad ‘mudhahhib.’ Bukhara style: third quarter sixteenth century. 16.5 by 9 cm (page 24.5 by 16.5 cm). This sort of work may possibly have been done by a Bokharan artist at the Mugh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1575
Extent:
1 Item

174. Johnson 56,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,6
Title:
Youth testing an arrow, his bow on his arm
Scope & Content:
Miniature painting: youth testing an arrow, his bow on his arm. This miniature closely follows the elegant single figures of youths by Muhammad Mu‘min (e.g. ‘Sakisian’ fig.119). He has the same attitude, the same long knife and sword at his girdle, the same position of the feet. Bukhara style...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1575-1600
Extent:
1 Item

175. Johnson 56,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,7
Title:
A youth holding a bottle and cup
Scope & Content:
A youth. Mughal, c.1700. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. A Persian inscription on the foreground has been altered, ending: ... ‘lian shikoh’(?). Gouache; on an album leaf with tinted paper borders trimmed at top and bottom. 171 by 76 mm; page 241 by 167 mm. Reverse: a blue pan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

176. Johnson 58,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,3
Title:
A Mughal officer. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
A Mughal officer. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian: ‘shabeh-i nawab sahib vaqilah khudaigan ‘umdah al-mulk bahadur khan chaghata’ (a likeness of Nawab Sahib Waqilah Khudaigan Umdah al-Mulk Bahadur Khan Chaghata) - this identification ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

177. Johnson 58,7

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,7
Title:
A young Muslim courtier
Scope & Content:
A young Muslim courtier. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 12 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘reza fathmullah’ (?), and with an undeciphered attribution. Lightly coloured drawing; on paper with extensions on three sides. 226 by 147 mm; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

178. Johnson 58,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,9
Title:
A Mughal officer
Scope & Content:
A Mughal officer. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse). Drawing with colours and gold; border of yellow-tinted paper with extensions at sides. 183 by 91 mm; page 252 by 172 mm. A Mughal officer with a white...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

179. Johnson 59,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 59,3
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Oudh, c.1770-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at lower left in Persian characters: ... ‘shayistah khan bahadur’ (identification incorrect); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; uncoloured paper borders. 149 by 108 mm; page 225 by 154 mm. Rev...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

180. Johnson 59,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 59,6
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A ‘Moor Man’. Murshidabad, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath: ‘Moor Man.’ Gouache on European paper; laid down with uncoloured paper border. 165 by 104 mm; page 222 by 150 mm. A ‘Moor Man’, perhaps a nawab, stands facing right holding a flower and a str...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item