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The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth 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 x 10 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
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Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.225.a
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Zuhra is also the name of the planet Venus.

Description

Above, two women listen as three suitors address the merchant of Kabul. Each hopes to prove himself worthy of marrying the merchant’s daughter, Zuhra. The first is skilled in divination; the second can bring carved wooden horses to life, and the third is a talented archer. Before Zuhra can select a husband, she is kidnapped by an evil fairy.
A vertically oriented gum tempera painting features a three-tiered building with figures of light skin tones. In an upper balcony, two women converse. Below, four men sit on a blue floral carpet; one in orange holds a bow toward a bearded man in red. At the bottom, glass vessels sit on a shelf while a man in blue peers from a window. Pink geometric patterns and red roofs structure the scene.

The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night

c. 1560

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

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