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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

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 x 14.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Text field: 16.6 x 10.5 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.25.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented page of warm tan paper is inked with thirteen horizontal rows of black Persian calligraphy. The characters feature long, sweeping strokes and numerous curves, punctuated by small orange-brown diagonal marks above and below the letters. Faint brown discolorations mark the lower center. A thin border of gold and dark lines frames the writing. The script flows across the page with a rhythmic and disciplined elegance.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

c. 1560

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

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