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431. Johnson 45,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,8
Title:
Bhairava Raga
Scope & Content:
Bhairava Raga. A blue-skinned lord with a halo is seated on a bed with a consort who rubs him with sandal paste. Three other girls are in attendance, one of whom prepares the paste at the foot of the bed. Faizabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

432. Johnson 45,9

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,9
Title:
A couple in pavilion
Scope & Content:
A couple in a pavilion . 65 by 132 mm. A couple embrace in a pavilion while two courtiers converse in the landscape on the right.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

433. Johnson 45,9-24

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 45,9-24
Title:
J.45,9-24 Sixteen designs for illustrations of an unidentified Sanskrit or Hindi text. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Jo ...
Scope & Content:
J.45,9-24 Sixteen designs for illustrations of an unidentified Sanskrit or Hindi text. Commissioned by Richard Johnson, Lucknow, c.1780-82. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charbas’ with some colour in most cases; ten are of oblong format, many with corners reserved where text w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
16 items

434. Johnson 46,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,1
Title:
Matsya avatar (the fish)
Scope & Content:
Matsya avatar (the Fish) . 155 by 97 mm. Visnu emerges from the jaws of a fish holding leaves of the Vedas which he has rescued from the sea. The demon culprit Hayagriva lies stricken beneath the fish’s tail. Two Brahmins stand in adoration.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

435. Johnson 46,1-10

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,1-10
Title:
J.46,1-10 Ten illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Bengal, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each picture numbered 1-10 on r ...
Scope & Content:
J.46,1-10 Ten illustrations of the avatar’s’ of Visnu. Bengal, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Each picture numbered 1-10 on reverse in Persian numerals. Gouache with gold; on album pages with gilt-sprinkled mauve and plain borders. Page 303 by 210 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
10 items

436. Johnson 46,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,2
Title:
Kurma avatar ( the tortoise )
Scope & Content:
Kurma avatar (the Tortoise) . 149 by 101 mm. The gods and demons churn the ocean with the serpent Vasuki and Mount Mandara with Visnu seated aloft. Some of the lost items are shown recovered: Fortune, the cow of plenty, Indra’s elephant, the horse Uchchaihsravas, the tree and the bottles of n...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

437. Johnson 46,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,3
Title:
Varaha avatar ( the boar )
Scope & Content:
Varaha avatar (the Boar). 149 by 96 mm. Visnu, boar-headed, raises the earth from the waters upon his tusks, as the demon Hiranyaksha is stricken beneath him. A boar stands in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

438. Johnson 46,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,4
Title:
Narasimha avatar ( the Man-lion )
Scope & Content:
Narasimha avatar (the Man-lion). 150 by 97 mm. Visnu, lion-headed, emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the blasphemous Hiranyakasipu. The devout Prahlada is suspended from the roof by his ankles and wrists. The queen and a Brahmin stand in adoration on the left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

439. Johnson 46,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,5
Title:
Vamana avatar ( the dwarf )
Scope & Content:
Vamana avatar (the Dwarf). 149 by 99 mm. Visnu in his dwarf form asks Bali for the boon of as much land as he can step over in three strides; Bali pours water over his hands. Sumitra, the officiating priest, stands on the right and Prahlada is on the left.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

440. Johnson 46,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 46,6
Title:
Parasurama avatar ( Rama with the axe )
Scope & Content:
Parasurama avatar (Rama with the axe). 157 by 98 mm. Rama is in combat with the thousand-armed Kartavirya. Renuka sits above near her wounded husband Jamadagni and Surabhi, the cow of plenty.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item