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The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night

The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night by Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s)

Medium

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions

20 × 13.2 cm · painting only: 7.4 × 10.2 cm

Classification

Painting

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

Accession Number

1962.279.83.b

Tags

male

About this artwork

The wife of the vizier’s son is having an affair with the monk, who is seated on tiger skins and wearing the blue robes of a dervish. Because he is a charlatan, he is able to recognize the deception taking place.

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