id: 137929 accession number: 1962.279.60.b share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.60.b updated: 2020-12-16 10:00:29.599000 The deceitful wife assaults her erring husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Tara 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 14.8 x 10.3 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/16 in.); overall: 20 x 13.6 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.60.b title: The deceitful wife assaults her erring husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth 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: India, Mughal, Reign of Akbar, 16th century technique: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Tara 1 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s) - artist --- measurements: Painting only: 14.8 x 10.3 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/16 in.); Overall: 20 x 13.6 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: tārā translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Estate of Breckenridge Long, Bowie, MD, 1959; Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA; Bernard Brown, Milwaukee, WI; date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Both the brothel madam and one of the customers in the courtyard bite the index finger in a gesture of surprise. digital description: A merchant’s wife carries on affairs while her husband is away. On the journey home, the merchant buys a woman’s company for the night. His own wife answers the call. When the merchant’s identity is revealed, the wife attacks him in order to distract from her own indiscretions. Townspeople surrounding the merchant’s chamber look on at the sound of the assault. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.60.b/1962.279.60.b_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.60.b/1962.279.60.b_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.279.60.b/1962.279.60.b_full.tif