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The marriage of ‘Ubaid, son of a merchant of Tirmiz, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second 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: 8.9 x 10.1 cm (3 1/2 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.268.b
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The woman in green is the chaperone of ‘Ubaid’s new wife.

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The young ‘Ubaid, wearing green, sits across from his new wife on a blue and gold arabesque carpet. ‘Ubaid is so infatuated with his bride’s beauty that he begins to neglect his regular duties. His worried father consults a talking parrot and myna bird for advice on how to restrain his son’s excessive devotion.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting depicts five figures with light skin tones above six lines of black script. In the center, a bearded man in an orange robe holds a scroll toward a woman in yellow and purple on our left. Below them, a figure in green kneels. On our right, one figure sits in green while another stands in a pink robe. They rest on a patterned blue rug.

The marriage of ‘Ubaid, son of a merchant of Tirmiz, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night

c. 1560

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

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