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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 1962.279.165.a
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertical manuscript leaf features thirteen rows of fluid black and gold Nasta'liq script on aged paper. Framed by thin red and blue lines, the calligraphy includes two thick bands of lustrous gold. A jagged, tan-stained tear eats into the top edge, while mottled stains fleck the surface. The elegant characters flow with rhythmic grace, their varying densities creating a dense, textured visual cadence within the rectangular frame.

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

c. 1560

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

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