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Kaiwan sends a message of love to Khurshid, wife of his brother Utarid who is away on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second 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: 9.2 x 10 cm (3 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.209.b
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Kaiwan is the name of the planet Saturn, considered to be a harbinger of misfortune.

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Khurshid, seated on the bed at the left, is addressed by the messenger, who relays Kaiwan’s confession. Khurshid, who is virtuous and devout, sternly rejects his amorous advances. On the right, Kaiwan himself sits, anxiously awaiting the messenger’s return. Upon learning of Khurshid’s refusal, Kaiwan devises a plan to prevent his brother Utarid from learning of his indiscretions.
A book page features Persian script in the upper half and a painting below depicting two women with medium skin tones inside a pink-roofed building on our left. One woman sits in orange and blue while another gestures with a raised finger. To our right, a man in an orange tunic sits in a domed pavilion. A lush green garden with a tall cypress tree separates the two structures.

Kaiwan sends a message of love to Khurshid, wife of his brother Utarid who is away on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night

c. 1560

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

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