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The young man of Baghdad reunited with his slave-girl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth Night

The young man of Baghdad reunited with his slave-girl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth Night

c. 1560

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Mughal India, court of Akbar

(reigned 1556–1605)

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 10.7 x 10.1 cm (4 3/16 x 4 in.)

Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.310.a

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The space designated for the sky has not been painted.

Description

After the young man was left behind by his merchant ship, his lover, the slave girl, believed that he was dead. She erected a monument in his honor and donned black clothes of mourning, yet fate brought them together again. Here, the two lovers embrace in front of the young man’s empty grave.

See also
Collection: 
Indian Art
Department: 
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Credit line: 
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

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