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The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third 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: 16.5 x 10.4 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.20.a
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242B Indian Painting
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The dark-skinned figure on the left was originally painted in a peach toned complexion that is still visible on his torso.

Description

In this story, a goldsmith and a carpenter plan to steal a city’s idols by convincing the king that they have left on their own. They appear before the king, who addresses them from beneath a parasol in the lower register. The two golden idols sit in a shrine in the upper register.
Vertically oriented book page with two golden statues sitting cross-legged in a shrine in the upper half and six men with light to medium skin tones in the lower. On our lower right, an enthroned man sits cross-legged while two more men hold a parasol over his head and fan him. Left, three men face the enthroned one, the closest to him kneeling, all against a solid blue background with occasional grass tufts.

The goldsmith and the carpenter inform the king of a dream in which the golden images plan to desert the city for lack of worshippers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night

c. 1560

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

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