The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
c. 1560
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eighth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.4 x 9.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.51.b Banavari 1 also painted folios 49v (1962.279.49.b), 50v (1962.279.50.b), and 52v (1962.279.52.b).
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 11.4 x 9.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.51.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Exhibitions
- Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 4 - August 5, 2003.<br>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 20 - August 18, 2004., Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245); December 31, 2013 - June 30, 2014.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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