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The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-first night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-first 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 cm (3 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
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Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.263.a
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Khujasta has braided jasmine flowers into her hair.

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On the forty-first of fifty-two nights, Khujasta consults Tuti the parrot for advice on how to balance her lover’s wishes with her vow of marriage. Tuti, perched atop his cage, responds by telling her a story about a donkey who was punished for singing too brazenly.
A vertically oriented manuscript page features black Persian calligraphy above a painting of a woman with light skin tone facing right. She wears a blue patterned top and yellow skirt while gesturing toward a green parrot perched atop a gold cage. The flattened architectural scene includes a pink-roofed structure, red fence, and vibrant geometric and floral floor patterns. A dark background emphasizes the figure against the colorful, ornate setting.

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-first night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-first Night

c. 1560

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

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