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

c. 1560

attributed to Basavana

(Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
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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.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.36.a
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented page of aged, buff-colored paper features ten horizontal lines of flowing black calligraphic script accented with small red markings. A thin border of gold, red, and blue lines frames the composition. Below the main text, a single blue word rests above a grid of four rectangular boxes containing additional script arranged in two columns. Faint brown staining marks the upper left corner.

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

c. 1560

Basavana

(Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

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