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The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fiftieth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth 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: 8.8 x 10 cm (3 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
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Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.316.a
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Rum is the Arabic name for Rome.

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As the sun sets on the fiftieth night, Khujasta attempts to leave to visit her lover. She is stopped by Tuti, the clever talking parrot, who begins to tell a story about the princess of Rum and the anguish caused by her son. The parrot’s tale lasts until sunrise, and Khujasta is again unable to meet with her lover.
A manuscript page features an illustration of a woman with light skin tone on our right gesturing toward a green parrot on our left. She wears a blue top and orange skirt against a purple geometric wall. The parrot sits atop a cage before a white building with a red roof. Six rows of black Persian script fill the bottom half of the page, all enclosed by a gold border.

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fiftieth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night

c. 1560

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

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