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The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth 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: 13.2 x 10.1 cm (5 3/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.175.b
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A woman places a garland on a cenotaph, probably marking the grave of a Sufi holy man.

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In the center of the image, a surprised Mukhtar, dressed in rags, confronts his wife. A few days prior, he had attempted to kill her in order to steal all of her possessions. Now destitute, Mukhtar begs for his wife’s forgiveness, which she grants.
A vertically oriented gum tempera painting depicts a pink shrine beneath a red pavilion topped with a patterned vessel. Inside, a woman with light skin in an orange sari offers a flower garland. In the foreground, a shirtless man stands with a hand to his mouth. Six women in colorful garments stand to either side against lavender hills. Persian script appears in bands at the top and bottom of the composition.

The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night

c. 1560

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

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