Eastern Encounters

Four Centuries of Paintings and Manuscripts from the Indian Subcontinent

Catalogue

CAT. NO. 1

The Gulistan (‘Rose Garden’) of Sa’di

CAT. NO. 2

The Divan (‘Collected Poems’) of Hafiz

CAT. NO. 3

Folios from an early Mughal album of calligraphy and paintings

CAT. NO. 4

Verses of Persian poetry by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri and Mir Ali

CAT. NO. 5

Verses of Persian poetry by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri and Mir Ali

CAT. NO. 6

A Gathering of Yogis by Daswanth, calligraphy by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri

CAT. NO. 7

Verses of Persian poetry by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri

CAT. NO. 8

An intoxicated party by Bhagwati, calligraphy by Muhamad Husayn Kashmiri

CAT. NO. 9

Poetry in a garden by La'l, calligraphy by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri

CAT. NO. 10

Poetry in a landscape by La'l, calligraphy by Abdullah al-Husayni and Sultan Muhammad Nur

CAT. NO. 11

The Nad-i Ali prayer by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri

CAT. NO. 12

An elephant hunt by Dhanraj

CAT. NO. 13

Chameleon by Mansur

CAT. NO. 14

The Madonna and Child, after Dürer

CAT. NO. 15

Album of Mughal portraits and calligraphy

CAT. NO. 16

Illuminated frontispiece with bust portraits of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and an Ottoman Sultan

CAT. NO. 17

The Mughal Emperor Humayun by Mohan

CAT. NO. 18

Abdullah Khan and his son Abd al-Mumin Khan

CAT. NO. 19

Ghiyas al-Din Ali, known as Naqib Khan

CAT. NO. 20

Rai Rai Singh

CAT. NO. 21

The Khamsa(‘Quintet’) of Nava’i

CAT. NO. 22

The Day of Judgement is discussed in a bathhouse

CAT. NO. 23

The Day of Judgement by Nanha and Manohar

CAT. NO. 24

Two loyal friends stand together in a vain bid to prevent fatal combat between their respective groups by Mohan

CAT. NO. 25

Sultan Husayn Mirza rests after a hunt by Dhanraj

CAT. NO. 26

The Padshahnama (‘Book of Emperors’) by Abd al-Hamid Lahori

CAT. NO. 27

Shamsa (sunburst)

CAT. NO. 28

Illuminated frontispiece with portraits of Timur and the Mughal Emperor Shah-Jahan

CAT. NO. 29

Jahangir presents Prince Khurram with a turban ornament by Payag

CAT. NO. 30

Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies by Bichitr and Ramdas

CAT. NO. 31

Shah-Jahan hunting lions at Burhanpur

CAT. NO. 32

The decapitation of Khan Jahan Lodi by Abid

CAT. NO. 33

Prince Aurangzeb faces a maddened elephant named Sudakar
Attributed to Govardhan

CAT. NO. 34

Shah-Jahan honours Prince Aurangzeb at his wedding
Attributed to Bhola

CAT. NO. 35

Mir Muhammad Sa’id, known as Mu’azzam Khan

CAT. NO. 36

Sulaiman-Shukoh by Ramdas

CAT. NO. 37

A late Mughal album of calligraphy and paintings

CAT. NO. 38

Painted and lacquered album covers

CAT. NO. 39

The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah facing his grandfather Emperor Bahadur Shah
Muhammad Shah portrait ascribed to Puran Nath, known as Hunhar II

CAT. NO. 40

Verse of Persian poetry by Mir Emad

CAT. NO. 41

A Mughal lady (possibly Farzana Begum)

CAT. NO. 42

A Mughal lady at night by Muhammad Panah

CAT. NO. 43

Madhava Nal enraptured at the sight of Kama Kandala
Attributed to Muhammad Afzal

CAT. NO. 44

A Nayika waiting for her lover

CAT. NO. 45

Krishna and the Gopis play hide-and-seek

CAT. NO. 46

Vedanta Paribhasa andVedanta Shikhama

CAT. NO. 47

Krishna and the Gopis celebrate Holi

CAT. NO. 48

Vishnu and Lakshmi

CAT. NO. 49

The musical mode Khambavati

CAT. NO. 50

The musical mode Todi

CAT. NO. 51

Folios from a series depicting the story of Prahlada from the Bhagavata Purana

CAT. NO. 52

The Earth

CAT. NO. 53

Hiranyakashipu performs penance in order that Brahma might grant him powers of invincibility

CAT. NO. 54

Hiranyakashipu conquers all the world's territories

CAT. NO. 55

Hiranyakashipu sends his son Prahlada away to be taught

CAT. NO. 56

Hiranyakashipu orders that Prahlada be killed

CAT. NO. 57

The demons try to crush Prahlada with an elephant

CAT. NO. 58

Hiranyakashipu asks Prahlada whether Vishnu is in the pillar in front of him

CAT. NO. 59

Narasimha bursts out of pillar and attacks Hiranyakashipu

CAT. NO. 60

Folios from a series of the Gita Govinda

CAT. NO. 61

Vishnu and Lakshmi enthroned

CAT. NO. 62

Radha longs for Krishna

CAT. NO. 63

Radha spies on Krishna dancing with other women

CAT. NO. 64

Rama Avatar

CAT. NO. 65

The Holy Quran

CAT. NO. 66

The Regulations of Tipu Sultan

CAT. NO. 67

Nishan-e Haidari (A History of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan)

CAT. NO. 68

Quran scroll

CAT. NO. 69

Plan of the Temple at Srirangam

CAT. NO. 70

Elevation of one of the Gopurams of the Temple at Srirangam

CAT. NO. 71

View of the tomb of Afzal Khan in Agra

CAT. NO. 72

Akbar Shah II and his sons

CAT. NO. 73

Letter from Azim Jah, Regent of the Carnatic, to Queen Victoria

CAT. NO. 74

Proshitabhartrika Nayika

CAT. NO. 75

Maharajah Ranjit Singh by Imam Bakhsh Lahori

CAT. NO. 76

Guru Nanak

CAT. NO. 77

The Ishqnama (‘Book of Love’)

CAT. NO. 78

Wajid Ali Shah and his wives listen to a performance by Najib al-Daula

CAT. NO. 79

Wajid Ali Shah and his wives watch a dance drama

CAT. NO. 80

Sarafraz Mahal dances as Wajid Ali Shah plays the tabla

CAT. NO. 81

Wajid Ali Shah receives Hazrat Mahal

CAT. NO. 82

The Amirnama (‘Book of the Amir’)

CAT. NO. 83

Taj al-Iqbal: Tarikh-e Bhopal (‘The History of Bhopal’)

CAT. NO. 84

The Queen’s Travels in Scotland and Ireland, translated into Hindi

CAT. NO. 85

Loyal Address

Cat. No. 86

Queen Tissarakshita by Abanindranath Tagore

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