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

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: 8.3 x 10.1 cm (3 1/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.268.a
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As the sun sets on the forty-second night Khujasta reproaches Tuti, accusing him of keeping her away from her lover. Tuti responds by telling Khujasta a story about a merchant’s son who similarly received wise advice from a talking parrot. By the time the story ends, it is too late for Khujasta to visit her lover.
A vertically oriented manuscript page features a painting above several lines of black Persian calligraphy. In the illustration, a woman with light skin tone and gold jewelry gestures toward a green parrot perched on our right. She wears a blue top and a green patterned skirt. Behind her, blue and gold architectural details and a pink tiled floor define the courtyard setting. The script below is divided into horizontal and vertical boxes.

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

c. 1560

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

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