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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 1962.279.282.a
Public Domain
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Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented manuscript page features eight horizontal rows of black calligraphy swirling across aged cream paper. A thin frame of red, gold, and blue lines borders the text. At the bottom, a grid of four rectangular compartments holds additional script. Light brown stains mark the aged paper. The elegant, curving characters vary in thickness, set against the neutral background with a distinct division between the upper lines and the lower grid.

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

c. 1560

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

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