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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text 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: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.150.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented scroll features twelve vertical rows of swirling Persian script on tan paper mottled with yellow stains. The thick black characters streak and splash at the edges, framed by a narrow border of red, gold, and blue lines. Small markings in the margins echo the style of traditional stamps. The calligraphy flows with a frenetic energy, creating a rhythmic pattern across the textured, gold-accented surface.

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

c. 1560

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

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