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The painting made by the vizier of the emperor of China for the queen of Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-ninth 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: 14.1 x 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.256.b
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The stag is depicted as a black antelope, which was a symbol for sacrifice in ancient India.

Description

Rather than depicting a scene from the story, this page reproduces the painting done by the vizier. The image shows the emperor of China watching from his palace as a stag and his young are swept away in a flood. Beside the rushing water, a doe runs from danger. After seeing this image, the queen agrees to marry the emperor.
A vertically oriented tempera painting depicts figures with light skin tones in an ornate multi-level building at our left. A man in a blue patterned robe leans from a balcony, while two figures in orange and yellow garments sit nearby. Below, several deer swim in a swirling gray river. Above, a deer leaps across a pink hillside toward two slender trees. Calligraphic text fills a panel at the top.

The painting made by the vizier of the emperor of China for the queen of Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-ninth Night

c. 1560

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

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