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The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-third night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

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: 6.8 x 10.1 cm (2 11/16 x 4 in.)
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Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.217.b
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The white domes above Khujasta’s room were originally painted with stripes.

Description

Khujasta stands in a courtyard consulting with Tuti the talking parrot before visiting her lover. Tuti begins to tell Khujasta a story that details the love of two couples who prevailed to get what they desired. By the time the parrot’s tale has ended, the sun is rising, and it is too late for Khujasta to leave.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting on paper features eight lines of Persian script above a courtyard scene. Centrally, a woman in an orange and gray garment gestures toward a green parrot on a red cage. To our right, a white building with a domed roof borders the frame. Behind her, a red fence and green trees stand against a flat background. Pink floor tiles with geometric stars ground the composition.

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-third night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

c. 1560

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

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