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Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)

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 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Text field: 16.5 x 10.6 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.9.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented manuscript page features horizontal rows of flowing black calligraphy on aged, beige paper. The text is organized into rectangular blocks divided by thin gold and red lines, all framed by a decorative gold and red border. Dark brown stains mottle the surface across the upper half. Tiny red and black notes are scattered between lines, with the ink varying in thickness across the page.

Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)

c. 1560

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

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