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Khusrau, the King of Kings, pays homage to the pious daughter of Khassa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first 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: 9.9 x 9.9 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.329.b
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The woman kneels on a rug and holds prayer beads, signaling her Islamic faith.

Description

After being abandoned in the desert by her cruel husband, Khassa’s daughter is discovered by Khusrau, who is instantly captivated by her religious devotion. He proposes marriage and aptly punishes those who were cruel to her. The brick well that sustained her for many days in the desert is depicted in the foreground.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting features Persian script above a green landscape. Khusrau, a man with a medium skin tone in an orange robe, bows toward the seated daughter of Khassa, who wears a yellow gown and sits on a blue patterned rug. In the foreground, a man in a blue tunic stands beside a saddled horse and a brick well. Red and gold bands frame the scene.

Khusrau, the King of Kings, pays homage to the pious daughter of Khassa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first Night

c. 1560

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

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