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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
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThe 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 (Indian, active mid-1500s). 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
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