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

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.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.88.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented cream paper features rows of fluid black Persian script in its upper half. The sweeping characters have elongated strokes, framed by a thin border of gold, red, and blue. Centrally, a prominent blue brushstroke sits above four rectangular boxes containing shorter phrases. The dense ink occasionally tapers into fine lines. Small, dark notations appear in the bottom margin, matching the loopy style of the primary text.

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

c. 1560

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

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