id:			137636
accession number:	1962.279.23.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.23.a
updated:		2023-01-11 01:13:51.797000

The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 10.2 x 10.5 cm (4 x 4 1/8 in.); overall: 20 x 13.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.23.a

title:				The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night
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creation date:			c. 1560
creation date earliest:		1555
creation date latest:		1565
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
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culture:	Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
technique:	gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting only: 10.2 x 10.5 cm (4 x 4 1/8 in.); Overall: 20 x 13.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Estate of Breckenridge Long, Bowie, MD, 1959; Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA; Bernard Brown, Milwaukee, WI;
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fun fact:
After the goldsmith returned the stolen goods, his sons were given back.

digital description:
In the upper-left corner, the goldsmith and the carpenter have dinner with their wives and children. The greedy goldsmith has robbed the carpenter who, in revenge, abducts the goldsmith’s sons and replaces them with two bear cubs. Below, the bears rub their faces against the goldsmith’s sleeves, proving to the judge that they must be the man’s transformed children.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Seyller, John. “Overpainting in the Cleveland T̤ūtīnāma.” <em>Artibus Asiae</em> 52, no. 3/4 (1992): 283-318.
	page number: 	p. 309
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/3249892

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.23.a/1962.279.23.a_full.tif