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Shahr-Arai and her husband adopt her lover as a brother in the family, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth 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: 9.1 x 10.2 cm (3 9/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.262.a
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A lack of facial hair signals the lover’s youth.

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Shahr-Arai and her husband sit together on the right, offering food to Shah-Arai’s lover. She has successfully tricked her gullible husband, and he gladly welcomes the young man into their household. From this point on, the three live happily together—the husband never uncovering the truth of Shah-Arai’s deception.
A vertically oriented tempera painting depicts rows of black inked Persian script in the upper half. Below a blue and gold band, three figures with light skin tones sit on a blue patterned carpet around a pink tray with bowls. On the left, a figure in orange kneels. In the center, a bearded man in green reaches forward. On the right, a woman in orange and yellow gestures. Architectural niches frame the scene.

Shahr-Arai and her husband adopt her lover as a brother in the family, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night

c. 1560

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

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