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21. Johnson 54,33

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,33
Title:
The crow, the tortoise and the mouse, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The crow, the tortoise and the mouse. 112 by 95 mm; page 321 by 208 mm. A mouse frees an antelope from a net. From the story of the crow, tortoise and mouse who become friends with a deer, cf.’ nos.’28 and 43 (Eastwick (1854), chapter III, story VI, 293; I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403, f.117r). Note: T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item

22. Johnson 54,40

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,40
Title:
The farmer and his wife, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The farmer and his wife. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘Anvar-i suhaili kharid hasht rupiya batarikh-i dahum-i shahr-i m[uharram] dakhil-i kitabkhanah shu’d.’ Sarkar-i nawab sahib mumtaz al-daula mufakhir al-mulk husam jang mistar richard jansan sahib bahadur dam iqbaluhu’ ([this] ‘Anvar-i S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

23. Johnson 54,41

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,41
Title:
The elephant and the moon's reflection , from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The elephant and the moon’s reflection. Panel of one line of text; overpainted and rebacked. 220 by 113 mm; page 222 by 122 mm. An elephant is bending down to touch the moon’s reflection in the water. Three other elephants look on. From the story of the clever hare who scared the king of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

24. Johnson 54,43

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,43
Title:
The crow, the tortoise and the mouse, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The crow, the tortoise and the mouse. Panel of eight lines of text; overpainted and rebacked. 199 by 129 mm; page 200 by 131 mm. A buck is talking to a crow in a tree, as a tortoise dives into water and a mouse runs down a hole. From the story of the crow, tortoise and mouse who became frien...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

25. Johnson 54,45

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,45
Title:
The ox Shanzabah being pulled from the marsh, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The ox Shanzabah. Two panels with eight lines of text; overpainted and rebacked. 196 by 122 mm; page 285 by 142 mm. A group of merchants are trying to pull an ox out of a marsh; four baggage oxen in foreground. From the story of the ox, Shanzabah (Eastwick (1854), chapter I, story IV, 84; IO...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

26. Johnson 54,5

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,5
Title:
The gardener and the nightingale, from the 'Iyar-i Danish. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
Scope & Content:
The gardener and the nightingale. By Sital Das. Text on picture almost complete; inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘‘amal-i sital das musavvir’ (the work of the painter Sital Das); in nagari in pencil: ‘Sital Das’; numbered 5 in Persian. 168 by 104 mm; page 320 by 208 mm. The gardener is talkin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

27. Johnson 54,12

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,12
Title:
The hunter, the fox and the lion, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The hunter, the fox and the lion. Numbered 14 in Persian. 166 by 105 mm; page 321 by 209 mm. A lion devours a hunter while a fox runs away; a dead bird lies in a net beside them. From the story of the hunter who set a trap for a fox but was killed by a lion instead (Eastwick (1854), chapter ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1782
Extent:
1 Item

28. Johnson 54,30

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,30
Title:
The fowler and the pigeons, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The fowler and the pigeons. Portions of two or more illustrations joined together and overpainted; text on reverse covered by backing sheet. 258 by 126 mm; page 301 by 195 mm. Reverse: a piece of paper with Persian inscription including the date AH678/AD1279-80 and a reference to the celebrat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

29. Johnson 54,31

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,31
Title:
The archer and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
The archer and the cat. 124 by 93 mm; page 321 by 205 mm. An archer shooting a cat. From the story of the old lady and her cat, cf J.54, 3 (Eastwick (1854), introduction, story III, 55; I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403, f.27r-27v). Note: This picture is smaller than others in the set and is similar to th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item

30. Johnson 54,34

Reference (shelfmark):
Johnson 54,34
Title:
A rat and a snake, from the 'Iyar-i Danish
Scope & Content:
A rat and a snake. 104 by 104 mm; page 321 by 207 mm. A rat or mouse attacks a snake which in turn is biting another rat which is disappearing into a hole at the root of a tree (story unidentified). Note: Probably intended for I.O.R. Pers.Ms 1403. Like no.33 it is mounted on twentieth-centur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780
Extent:
1 Item