The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

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Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Date

Creation: c. 1560

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description

The raja, wearing a leopard print cape around his shoulders, sits with the brothers at the edge of a pool. Four magical objects, a cloak, a blanket, shoes, and a sword, lie on the ground between them. Under the pretense of dividing the goods, the raja distracts the brothers and steals their inheritance.

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The Raja of Ujjain, who is traveling in the guise of a yogi, meets two brothers who ask him to equitably partition their father’s possession, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night

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Painting

Cultural Context

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Material

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 12.4 x 10.2 cm (4 7/8 x 4 in.);
height: 0.203metre;
width: 0.14metre

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Date

Creation: c. 1560

Provenance

Estate of Breckinridge Long [1881–1958], Bowie, MD, ?–1959; (Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA), 1959–1962?; (Bernard Brown Agency, Milwaukee, WI, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry), 1959?–1962; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1962–; Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

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CC0

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