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The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night

c. 1560

Suraju

(Indian)
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Culture
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 7.7 x 10.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.); Overall: 20 x 13.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.79.a
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In order to prevent his own execution, the loyal parrot must prove to the king that the fruit of the Tree of Life is not poisonous. When the fruit restores the youth of an old man, the parrot is vindicated. He watches from his cage, alongside other members of the court, as the king happily picks from the tree.
A book page features Persian script in the upper section and a painting below depicting figures in a garden. On our left, a man in an orange robe plucks fruit from a tree, offering some to a woman in a red skirt. Beside them, a man in a blue patterned robe holds a caged green parrot. Three men stand behind on the right. All figures have medium-light skin tones against green grass.

The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night

c. 1560

Suraju

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

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