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Preparation for the marriage of Mahmuda to the Young Vizier, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third 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: 16.3 x 10.2 cm (6 7/16 x 4 in.)
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Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.219.b
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Mahmuda’s name means “praised” or “blessed.”

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In the lower register of this bustling scene, musicians play in celebration of the impending wedding. Above, the betrothed couple sits at the right. Although Mahmuda was happily engaged to her childhood sweetheart, Ayaz, the young vizier wanted her for himself. Mahmuda’s father, the grand vizier, agrees to the arrangement. Heartbroken, Ayaz believes he has lost Mahmuda forever.
A vertically oriented tempera and ink painting depicts a court scene in three levels. At the top, white domed buildings flank a central structure against a gold background. In the center, beneath an orange canopy, two men on the left face a man in blue and three women on the right. At the bottom, four musicians play drums and a tambourine on a blue patterned floor. All wear vibrant, traditional garments.

Preparation for the marriage of Mahmuda to the Young Vizier, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-third Night

c. 1560

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

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