id:			137986
accession number:	1962.279.87.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.87.a
updated:		2020-12-05 10:00:42.833000

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Banavari 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 7.7 x 10.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.); overall: 20.1 x 13.6 cm (7 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.87.a

title:				The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
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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:	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
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CREATORS

* Banavari 2 (Indian, active 1550s-1590s)  - artist

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measurements: Painting only: 7.7 x 10.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 in.); Overall: 20.1 x 13.6 cm (7 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	banwārī
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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: 
Two painters named Banavari are known to have been active during the Akbar period.

digital description: 
On the eleventh of fifty-two nights, Tuti the talking parrot tells Khujasta the story lavish wedding of the Raja’s son. The scene takes place at night, as indicated by the dark sky and bright crescent moon in the upper right corner.

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IMAGES

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