The merchant hears of his wife’s unfaithfulness (above); the unfaithful wife performs penance by plucking her hair (below), from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): First Night
c. 1560
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Locations
- Mughal India, court of Akbar
- Period
- Court of Akbar
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.10.b
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Rights Statement
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