The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
c. 1560
Basavana
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560. Attributed to Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); painting only: 10.6 x 10.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.35.a The pink leaves are new shoots that have not yet turned green.
- Maker/Artist
- Basavana
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Painting only: 10.6 x 10.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.35.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Exhibitions
- Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Art and Stories from Mughal India, Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 13, 2003 - February 18, 2004.<br>Indian Minature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 18, 2004 -
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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