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The king’s handmaiden takes the prince away to the harem, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth 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: 9.2 x 10 cm (3 5/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.55.a
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The pink underdrawing is visible in places where the paint has chipped away.

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An infatuated handmaiden, wearing a sari and veil, leads the young prince away from the seated king. The king and his viziers have agreed to send the prince to the harem in hopes that he will speak in a more relaxed environment.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and ink painting depicts black calligraphy above a narrative scene. On our left, a figure with medium-light skin tone wears an orange robe and sits upon a throne. In the center, a person in a pink garment is led past a kneeling figure toward a woman in red on our right. An evergreen and palm tree stand against a dark blue sky, while paint loss textures the scene.

The king’s handmaiden takes the prince away to the harem, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

c. 1560

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

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