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The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

c. 1560

Dasavanta

(Indian, d. 1584)
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Culture
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 10 x 10.5 cm (3 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.32.a
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A fox cub suckles contentedly, as the mother keeps a sharp eye on the others.

Description

One night the parrot Tuti tells Khujasta that he hopes her relationship with her new lover does not wind up being only half-baked, like the medical treatment of the king of Kamarupa. She asks what that was about, and Tuti begins the story by telling of a mother parrot who lived in the forest with her young, who liked to play with the fox cubs who lived at the base of the tree. The mother parrot is perched on the edge of her treetop nest.
This vertically oriented book page features a gum tempera painting above five lines of Persian script. In the upper scene, a lush tree with pink blossoms rises against a deep blue sky. A large parrot perches at the top, while small birds scatter through the branches. Below, six tan fox-like animals circle the trunk, gazing upward, while a larger pair sits to the left. A gold border frames the composition.

The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

c. 1560

Dasavanta

(Indian, d. 1584)
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

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