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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): blank page

c. 1560

Mughal India, court of Akbar

(reigned 1556–1605)
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Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.1.a
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented work on aged beige paper presents a weathered, blank field mottled with light brown stains. Along the left border, a solid, darker brown band streaks vertically. The paper shows wear through irregular, frayed edges and scattered white spots near the top left. Small dark specks splash near the bottom center, highlighting the tactile, antique material in this atmospheric study.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): blank page

c. 1560

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

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