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A pink tulip.
Catalogue reference: Johnson 18,17v
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This record is about the A pink tulip. dating from c 1660.
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- Johnson 18,17v
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Title (The name of the record)
- A pink tulip.
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Date (When the record was created)
- c 1660
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Description (What the record is about)
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A pink tulip. Mughal, c.1660. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: 'gujari' (referring to the recto). Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with gilt-sprinkled pink border and pale yellow outer margin. 139 by 79 mm; page 376 by 254 mm. Reverse: a miniature of a musician. The central stem bears an opened bloom and an opening bud, the thick pointed leaves are pale green. A butterfly is on the right; gold background.
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- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- J.18,17v
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- Not Public Record(s)
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- 1 Item
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Unrestricted. Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Medium: opaque watercolour.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Toby Falk and Mildred Archer, Indian miniatures in the India Office Library (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1981), 104
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/40c8fbc0-960d-42ab-8b61-337f2b91b155/
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: (British Library) Johnson Album
British Library, Visual Arts, Richard Johnson Collection
Within the file: Johnson 18
Total of 20 leaves separately mounted depicting Mughal emperors, princes, courtiers...
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A pink tulip.