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The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth 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.)
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Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.202.a
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The large tree in the background is a plane tree, which is a type of sycamore.

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For the second time, the leopard appears in hopes of eating the woman and her children. Previously, he had fled after falling for the woman’s clever trick. He returns with the fox’s encouragement but is tricked again by the shrewd woman who convinces him that she is a hyena in human form.
A book page features Persian script in the top and bottom margins, with a painting between depicting a landscape of jagged pink mountains and a multi-colored tree. To our left, a woman in an orange top stands with two children of varied skin tones. To our right, a spotted leopard runs with a fox tied to its leg. Flowering plants and boulders fill the green foreground against a blue sky.

The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night

c. 1560

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

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