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The pious man’s son presents the slain dragon to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second 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 x 10.2 cm (3 1/8 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.338.a
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The king is distinguished by the sarpech, or plume ornament, in his turban.

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The king, wearing an orange tunic, is astounded, and he gestures to the headless body of the dragon, pierced with poisoned arrows, on the ground before him. Impressed by the young man’s courage and skill, the king allows him to marry his daughter and names him vice-regent.
A vertically oriented tempera and ink painting depicts a central scene framed by blocks of black text. On our right, a man in a patterned green coat and red boots gestures toward light-skinned, mounted riders on our left, led by a figure in red and gold. Between them lies a mottled pink dragon pierced by arrows. The landscape features rolling reddish hills beneath a sliver of dark blue sky.

The pious man’s son presents the slain dragon to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night

c. 1560

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

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