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1001. Johnson 45,42

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,42
Title:
Young woman holding a baby
Scope & Content:
A young woman holding a child. Deccan, c.1730-40. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; red border. 148 by 89 mm; page 191 by 121 mm. Reverse: Persian verse in cursive ‘nasta‘liq’; 18th century. A young woman stands in a field holding a child in her arms. She is ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1730-1740
Extent:
1 Item

1002. Johnson 45,44

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,44
Title:
Nata Ragini
Scope & Content:
Nata Ragini. A warrior is fighting on horseback with two foot-soldiers, one lying wounded in the foreground, the other receiving a sword-blow. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in nagari at top: ‘nat’. 132 by 87 mm. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1003. Johnson 45,45

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,45
Title:
Lalita Ragini
Scope & Content:
Lalita Ragini. A lover is leaving his lady sleeping on a bed beneath a canopy, carrying a garland in each hand. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed in nagari at top: ‘Lalita.’ 132 by 82 mm. Note: From the group of ‘ch...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

1004. Johnson 46,10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,10
Title:
Kalki avatar ( the white horse )
Scope & Content:
Kalki avatar (the White Horse). 158 by 103 mm. This avatar is to appear in the future and end the present age of evil. A winged white stallion is led by a figure with a drawn double-pointed sword.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

1005. Johnson 51,11

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,11
Title:
Siva on Kailasa with Parvati and Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; orange border. 176 by 141 mm; page 259 by 202 mm. Siva sits on a tiger-skin on Mount Kailasa with the river Ganges issuing from his head. Parvati and Nandi sit with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1006. Johnson 51,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,12
Title:
The goddess Dharmavati seated on a crow in a burning ground
Scope & Content:
A manifestation of Durga as Dharmavati. Numbered 9 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘Dharmvati.’ Durga, in Dharmavati aspect, holds a pair of scissors and is seated on a crow which confronts a male figure or corpse. The scene is set in a burning ground haunted by crows and ja...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1007. Johnson 51,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,13
Title:
Devi enthroned, with album border samples
Scope & Content:
The Devi enthroned. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache with gold; borders with panels of various decorations in gold and colours. 184 by 137 mm; page 305 by 207 mm. The Devi is enthroned and worshipped by a single devotee. She has a gold halo and four arms...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1008. Johnson 51,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,14
Title:
The goddess Bhairavi
Scope & Content:
The goddess Bhairavi. Numbered 10 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘Bhairavi.’ The goddess with reddish complexion, is diademed and enthroned on a lotus seat, a gold crescent moon is in her green halo and she holds in two of her four hands a garland and a scroll. A necklace o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1009. Johnson 51,15

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,15
Title:
The goddess Pitambari
Scope & Content:
The goddess Pitambari. Numbered 4 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘Pitambari.’ The goddess is enthroned on a lotus and diademed with a crescent moon in her green halo and a third eye in her forehead. Her four hands hold a noose, club, wand with a six-point star ‘(sri yantra)...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1010. Johnson 51,16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,16
Title:
The goddess Matangi
Scope & Content:
The goddess Matangi. Numbered 7 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘Matangi.’ The goddess sits on a hexagonal stool playing a gold ‘vina.’ A parrot is on a perch before her and a lotus pool is in the foreground. She is dressed in orange with a crown and gold halo, and demonstr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item