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The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

c. 1560

Sravana

(Indian)
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Culture
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 11.7 x 10.2 cm (4 5/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.124.a
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The dark halo around Khujasta’s face indicates that her profile has been reshaped.

Description

Tuti the talking parrot begins to tell Khujasta the story of a merchant named Mansur and his encounter with an imposter. Various features of the room, including the pale colors and flat composition are reminiscent of the pre-Akbar painting style.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting on paper depicts Khujasta, a woman with a medium skin tone, facing left to address a green parrot in a gold cage. She wears a patterned green tunic and blue pants, standing on a green hexagonal floor. Behind her, a pink brick wall meets patterned wallpaper. To our right sits a red patterned bed. Flowing Persian script fills horizontal bands framing the scene above and below.

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

c. 1560

Sravana

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

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