The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night
c. 1560
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.6 x 10 cm (4 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.46.b The domed pavilions are typical features of Mughal architecture, with the pink sandstone eves.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 10.6 x 10 cm (4 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1962.279.46.b
- 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, Main gallery rotation (Gallery 245): November 2, 2015 - April 4, 2016.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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