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501. Johnson 55,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,2
Title:
An old ascetic
Scope & Content:
An old ascetic. Mughal, c.1680. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 5 in Persian inventory note. Coloured drawing with some gouache; gilt ‘hashiya’ and uncoloured paper border. 149 by 145 mm; page 252 by 180 mm. An aged bearded ascetic, seated on a tiger-skin beneath a tr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1680
Extent:
1 Item

502. Johnson 55,3

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,3
Title:
Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish
Scope & Content:
Khwaja Khizr standing on a fish. Murshidabad, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 1 in Persian inventory note. Gouache; orange border with simple decoration: paper extensions at top and bottom. 155 by 118 mm; page 256 by 180 mm. Note: The cult of the prophet Kh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

503. Johnson 55,4

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,4
Title:
Sohrab and Rustam
Scope & Content:
Sohrab and Rustam. Deccan, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; gold rules above and below in preparation for four text columns; on an album leaf with green and uncoloured paper borders. 157 by 104 mm; page 253 by 173 mm. Rustam bemoans the death of his son Sohrab, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

504. Johnson 55,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,5
Title:
Meeting of Khusraw and Shirin in the hunting field
Scope & Content:
The meeting of Khusraw and Shirin in the hunting-field. They occupy the middle plane, whilst in the foreground two of their followers (one very uncertain in his seat) pursue the chase. The turbans were originally provided with batons, which have been painted out, and the miniature has been tri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1530
Extent:
1 Item

505. Johnson 55,5; Johnson 56,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,5; Johnson 56,21
Title:
J.55,5; J.56,21 Two miniature paintings apparently from the same manuscript. Tabriz style of c.1530. 14 by 15 cm (page 24 by 17 cm). Mauve margins wi ...
Scope & Content:
J.55,5; J.56,21 Two miniature paintings apparently from the same manuscript. Tabriz style of c.1530. 14 by 15 cm (page 24 by 17 cm). Mauve margins with design of trefoils in gold. On reverse, ‘shikasta’ calligraphy on gold-flecked marbled paper. Both miniatures almost certainly come from t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1529-1531
Extent:
2 items

506. Johnson 55,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 55,6
Title:
Servants and courtiers in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Left-hand half of a double-page outdoor court-scene. The usual cooks, grooms and courtiers grouped in a fenced garden through which a stream flows diagonally. Golden hillside behind. Bukhara style: second half of sixteenth century. 23 by 15.5 cm (page 26 by 18 cm). Very slight flaking: fram...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1550-1600
Extent:
1 Item

507. Johnson 56,1

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,1
Title:
Baz Bahadur and Rupmati on horseback
Scope & Content:
Baz Bahadur and Rupmati. Mughal, c.1740. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Khosh-khat may’(?)’/Tasvir 20.’ Gouache; on an album leaf with pink-tinted and uncoloured paper borders. 70 by 112 mm; page 240 by 167 mm. Reverse: a design of a flowering plant wit...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

508. Johnson 56,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 56,2
Title:
Calligraphic sepcimen
Scope & Content:
Calligraphic sepcimen
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1790
Extent:
1 Item

509. 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

510. 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