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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

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 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.); Text field: 16.6 x 10.6 cm (6 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.27.b
Public Domain
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented tan page features thirteen horizontal rows of fluid black script on mottled paper. Each line is encased in undulating, cloud-like gold shapes that fill the interstitial spaces. Small red and blue marks are interspersed among the characters. The central text block is framed by thin, concentric rectangular borders of red, gold, and blue. The aged texture of the paper is visible throughout the composition.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

c. 1560

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

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