The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-seventh night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
1560
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1560
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-seventh night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) is a 1560 unspecified by Unknown, a mughal_painting work, depicting made for prince salim, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in a red robe sits on the floor, listening to a green parrot perched on a stand. Behind them, a servant holds a lantern as night falls outside. This painting comes from a book of stories told over fifty-two nights. Each night, the parrot distracts Khujasta with a new tale so she won’t sneak out to meet her lover. The bright colors and fine details show how artists worked in the court of Emperor Akbar. To see more art from this time, look up *Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)*.
