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181. Johnson 54,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,18
Title:
Zirak and the fox, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
Zirak and the fox. No text on reverse. 171 by 105 mm; page 321 by 200 mm. Zirak throws a stick at a fox. Birds feed under a tree and a kite flies away with a piece of skin. From the story of the fox that gets neither bird nor skin as Zirak drives it away and a kite flies off with the skin (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

182. Johnson 58,18

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,18
Title:
Mirza Shah Rukh. Artist(s): Miskin Muhammad (fl.c.1775-80)
Scope & Content:
Mirza Shah Rukh (d.1607). By Miskin Muhammad, Lucknow, c.1775-80. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed at top in Persian characters; ‘mirza shah rukh amal-i miskin muhammad’ (Mirza Shah Rukh, the work of Miskin Muhammad); Persian inventory note (not numbered). Gouache; unco...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1775-1780
Extent:
1 Item

183. Johnson 58,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,19
Title:
Najm al-Din 'Ali Khan. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century)
Scope & Content:
Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan. By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘shabeh-i najm al-din ‘ali khan ibn sayyid ‘abdallah khan’ (a likeness of Najm al-Din ‘Ali Khan son of Sayyid ‘Abdallah Khan); numbered 48 in Persian inventory note (...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

184. Johnson 58,21

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 58,21
Title:
Muhsin Khan. Artist(s): Mir Muhammad (fl.c.1760-70)
Scope & Content:
Muhsin Khan(?). By Mir Muhammad, Lucknow or Faizabad, c.1760-70. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 14 in Persian inventory note; inscribed on reverse: ‘shabeh-i muhsin khan ‘amal-i mir muhammad’ (a likeness of Muhsin Khan, the work of Mir Muhammad). Gouache; uncoloured pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1770
Extent:
1 Item

185. Johnson 60,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,12
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1780. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Drawing with a little gilt and colour; laid down on paper. 134 by 111 mm; page 184 by 118 mm. Reproduced: Stchoukine (1929), pl.XLVIIIb. The courtier with full black beard kneels facing left, holding a pink flower in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

186. Johnson 60,14

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,14
Title:
Fath Mamur Khan as a youth. Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
Scope & Content:
Fath Ma‘mur Khan as a youth. By Hunhar, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Persian inventory note (not numbered); inscribed on reverse: ‘chereh shabeh-i bahadur fath ma‘mur khan, ‘amal-i hunhar’ (a likeness of the youthful Bahadur Fath Ma‘mur Khan, the work of Hunhar). ‘Cha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

187. Johnson 60,19

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,19
Title:
An embroidered picture of fruit and blossom, European after a Chinese pattern, on an Indian album leaf
Scope & Content:
Embroidered picture of fruit and blossom. 18th century. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note on reverse. Embroidery in coloured silks on paper; cut out and laid down on paper with ruled ink margins; mounted on Indian paper. 82 by 111 mm; page 189...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1790
Extent:
1 Item

188. Johnson 60,22

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 60,22
Title:
A lady holding a rose. Artist(s): Kalyan Das 'Chitarman' (fl.mid 18th century)
Scope & Content:
A lady. By Kalyan Das, Mughal, c.1750. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i kalyan das’ (the work of Kalyan Das); numbered 70 in Persian inventory note (repeated on reverse); on reverse of border: misplaced Persian inscription identifying the sub...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

189. Johnson 64,13

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,13
Title:
Prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan
Scope & Content:
A prince offering a dish to Shah Jahan. Mughal, c.1630. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘Muhammad Sadiq Khusrau’ - perhaps intended as an identification of the prince. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 183 by 125 mm; page 324 by 230 mm...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

190. Johnson 64,37

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 64,37
Title:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition
Scope & Content:
Humayun resting on a hawking expedition. Mughal, c.1600-1610. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Gouache; three borders of gilt floral decoration. 194 by 113 mm; page 324 by 228 mm. Reverse: a quatrain of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy signed by Mir Tahir al-Husaini and dated AH[1]114/AD...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1600-1610
Extent:
1 Item