id: 137767 accession number: 1962.279.293.b share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.293.b updated: 2023-01-11 01:15:08.304000 The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 12.4 x 10.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.293.b title: The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1560 creation date earliest: 1555 creation date latest: 1565 current location: creditline: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry copyright: --- culture: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) technique: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 12.4 x 10.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Indian MiniatureRotation (Gallery 115); February 4 - August 5, 2003.
Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); February 20 - August 18, 2004. --- PROVENANCE Estate of Breckenridge Long, Bowie, MD, 1959; Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA; Bernard Brown, Milwaukee, WI; date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Ducks, fish, a turtle, and a crocodile swim in the waters of the pool. digital description: The raja, wearing a leopard print cape around his shoulders, sits with the brothers at the edge of a pool. Four magical objects, a cloak, a blanket, shoes, and a sword, lie on the ground between them. Under the pretense of dividing the goods, the raja distracts the brothers and steals their inheritance. wall description: The Raja of Ujjain, traveling in the guise of a Yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partitian their father's possessions. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Chandra, Pramod, and Daniel J. Ehnbom. The Cleveland Tuti-Nama Manuscript and the Origins of Mughal Painting. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1976. page number: pp. 79, 145 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.293.b/1962.279.293.b_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.293.b/1962.279.293.b_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.293.b/1962.279.293.b_full.tif