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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: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.275.b
Public Domain
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented manuscript page features black-inked calligraphy on aged beige paper weathered with brown stains. The script is organized into three horizontal sections, with the center portion divided into two parallel columns. A thin border of red, blue, and gold lines frames the composition. The curving letters create a rhythmic movement, the ink occasionally fading out across the textured surface near a small tear at the bottom right.

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

c. 1560

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

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