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The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their home, 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: 9.8 x 10.1 cm (3 7/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.222.a
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The structure in the background, called a cenotaph, marks the tomb of a Sufi holy man.

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Childhood sweethearts Ayaz and Mahmuda sit together on the grass in the sanctuary, having recently been reunited after Mahmuda’s unwilling marriage to another man. Salim, Ayaz’s friend, enters from the left with his lover Salima. Together, the four decide to escape to a foreign city where they can live the rest of their lives in peace.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting on paper features black script above a garden scene. In the foreground, four figures with light skin tones occupy green grass. On the left, a woman in pink stands behind a man in orange reaching toward a kneeling man in purple. Facing them, a seated woman raises a finger. Behind them, a tiered white structure and shrine stand between trees before a red fence.

The two couples reach a foreign city where they make their home, 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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