id: 137979 accession number: 1962.279.83.b share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.83.b updated: 2023-05-23 11:06:50.889000 The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, c. 1560. Lalu. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 7.4 x 10.2 cm (2 15/16 x 4 in.); overall: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.83.b title: The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth 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: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Lalu - artist --- measurements: Painting only: 7.4 x 10.2 cm (2 15/16 x 4 in.); Overall: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: lālū 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: The replica parrot is denoted by its lack of pupils. digital description: The wife of the vizier’s son is having an affair with the monk, who is seated on tiger skins and wearing the blue robes of a dervish. Because he is a charlatan, he is able to recognize the deception taking place. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS