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The prince, with the help of Mukhlis who changes into a frog, recovers the ring lost in the sea, and returns it to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night

c. 1560

Mughal India, court of Akbar

(reigned 1556–1605)
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Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 7.5 x 10.4 cm (2 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.135.b
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The sea where the king dropped his ring is represented here as a walled pool.

Description

The prince arrived at a royal capital, where he pledged to assist the local king in any tasks. One day, when fishing at sea, the king dropped a precious ring into the water. The prince asked his servant, the frog, to retrieve it. At the left, the prince respectfully returns the ring to the king on his throne. The frog is at the entrance of the walled harbor to the sea, where a boatman bails water. Lotus flowers have been painted among the swirling eddies.
A vertically oriented painting features dense black calligraphy above a colorful, narrative scene. In the lower left, a seated man with a bare chest and mustache accepts a small gold ring from a figure in white robes. To our right, an octagonal pink-tiled pool holds dark swirling water, a large green frog, and a person in a small boat. Bold reds, blues, and golds define the flat, vibrant composition.

The prince, with the help of Mukhlis who changes into a frog, recovers the ring lost in the sea, and returns it to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night

c. 1560

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

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