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Johnson 54,46

Record Id:

042-003287549

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003286446

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x000450

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Johnson 54,46

Title:

The rat and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish

Scope & Content:

The rat and the cat.

Panel of nine lines of text; slightly overpainted and rebacked.

222 by 120 mm; page 300 by 188 mm.

A cat is seen in a landscape with a small temple by a pond with two ducks swimming in the foreground. From the story of the rat who makes friends with a cat (Eastwick (1854) chapter VII, story I, 421: IO Isl 1403, f.164v-165r).

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Project / Collection:

Johnson Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003286446
040-003287500
041-003287537
042-003287549

Is part of:

Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 54 : Total of 46 leaves separately mounted. All are illustrations to the book of fables 'Iyar-i Danish; 12 are from a Mughal manuscript…
Johnson 54,30; Johnson 54,35-43; Johnson 54,45-46 : J.54,30; J.54,35-43; J.54,45-46 Twelve illustrations to the book of fables ‘‘Iyar-i…

Johnson 54,46 : The rat and the cat, from the 'Iyar-i Danish

Hierarchy:

032-003286446[0054]/040-003287500[0002]/041-003287537[0012]/042-003287549

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection

Record Type (Level):

SubItem

Extent:

1 Item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Styles:

Mughal style
Mughal/Akbar style

Start Date:

1599

End Date:

1601

Date Range:

c 1600

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Medium: opaque watercolour

Former Internal References:

J.54,46

Finding Aids:

Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 16xii

Material Type:

Prints, Drawings and Paintings

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Animals
cats
fables
literary illustrations
mammals