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1. Johnson 51

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Johnson 51
Title:
Total of 19 leaves separately mounted. 8 pictures, nos 2, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 14-16, are from a series of illustrations of Hindu goddesses. The remaining 11 pictures are of mixed origin, mostly from Oudh and Bengal, illustrating Hindu subjects.
Scope & Content:
Total of 19 leaves separately mounted. 8 pictures, nos 2, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 14-16, are from a series of illustrations of Hindu goddesses. The remaining 11 pictures are of mixed origin, mostly from Oudh and Bengal, illustrating Hindu subjects.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 Item

2. 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

3. 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

4. Johnson 51,8

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,8
Title:
Five-faced Siva on Kailasa with Parvati, Ganesa and Nandi
Scope & Content:
Siva. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 66 in Persian inventory note (repeated on a slip of paper on reverse). Gouache with gold; orange border with two dotted green lines. 208 by 168 mm; page 277 by 225 mm. Siva is in his five-headed form with ten arms,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

5. Johnson 51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16
Title:
J.51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16 Eight pictures from a series of Tantric illustrations of Hindu goddesses. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purc ...
Scope & Content:
J.51,2, 6, 7, 9, 12, 14-16 Eight pictures from a series of Tantric illustrations of Hindu goddesses. Bengal, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Subjects identified on the reverse in Persian characters. Gouache with gold; orange borders. 210 by 160 mm; page 285 by 220 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1769-1771
Extent:
8 items

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Johnson 51,6

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,6
Title:
The goddess Bhuteshvari enthroned
Scope & Content:
The goddess Bhuteshvari. Numbered 2 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘Bhuteshvari.’ The goddess is enthroned and diademed, a goad and noose are in two of her four hands. Her forehead demonstrates the third eye and a crescent moon is in her halo.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

10. Johnson 51,2

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 51,2
Title:
Gaja-Laksmi, the goddess lustrated by elephants
Scope & Content:
The lustration of Laksmi. Numbered 8 in Persian inventory note; identified on reverse: ‘maha lachmi’ (Maha Laksmi). The goddess is enthroned holding lotus flowers in two of her four hands. Four elephants are upturning pots over her.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

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