The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-third 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
You see a woman in a red dress sitting on the floor, listening to a green parrot perched on a stand. The room is simple—just a rug and a painted stool under her feet. This painting comes from a book of parrot stories told over fifty-two nights. The parrot is the narrator, keeping the woman from sneaking out to meet her lover. The tiny stool was added to make her look grounded, not floating. If you like this, look up *Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)*.
