The son of the pious man slays the dragon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night, c. 1560. 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: 9 x 10.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.337.b
The white holes in this page are from insect damage.
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 9 x 10.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Identifier
clevelandart-1962.279.337.b-page-from-tales-of-a
Last_update
2021-01-10 05:07:28.952111
Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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–)