Dasavanta

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The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
The parrot mother cautions her young on the danger of playing with foxes, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
by Dasavanta
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560 · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
by Dasavanta
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560 · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
by Dasavanta
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560 · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper