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Miniature painting of a woman handing a green parrot to a seated man under a canopy, with Persian text above.

The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the rep…

Lalu, c. 1560

Miniature of a veiled woman gesturing to a green parrot in a gilded cage, beside a bed in a red-walled interior with Persian

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

Dasavanta, c. 1560

Miniature painting of a woman grasping a seated man in a pavilion, watched by a veiled woman and attendants below.

The deceitful wife assaults her erring husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Tara 1, c. 1560

Persian miniature of a seated king with a green parrot, attendants and a canopy, with calligraphic text above.

The parrot brings a fruit from the Tree of Life to the king of Syria, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night

Lalu, c. 1560

Miniature painting of a woman on a platform and two men near a doorway, with a sword, under striped domed pavilions.

A woman asks her lover to leave her house, brandishing his sword and feigning rage in order to deceive her husband wh…

Gujarati, c. 1560

Woman in red dress gestures toward a caged parrot on a tiled terrace, with Persian text beneath the painted scene.

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Thirteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

Tara 1, c. 1560

Miniature painting of courtly figures and swordsmen above Persian text, from a Tuti-nama manuscript page.

The prince sent back to the place of execution for the sixth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Suraju, c. 1560

Gujarati miniature of a seated ruler, a woman, and a kneeling man facing an armed guard with sword and shield on green ground

The handmaiden again appeals for justice and the prince is led to the place of execution for the third time, from a T…

Gujarati, c. 1560

Miniature painting of a green parrot on a man's hand, with seated courtiers on a gold background beneath Persian text.

The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night

Lalu, c. 1560

Miniature painting of a man picking oranges for a woman beside a parrot cage, with onlookers and Persian text above.

The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a P…

Suraju, c. 1560

Indian miniature: seated prince in a pavilion with attendants above, and a sword-bearing executioner with a kneeling figure b

The handmaiden appeals for justice and the prince is taken to the execution site for the fourth time, from a Tuti-nam…

Tara 2, c. 1560

Persian miniature: a carpenter carves, a woman holds a green parrot, and a man reclines on a carpet beneath Persian text.

The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made…

Lalu, c. 1560

Gujarati manuscript page with two painted scenes: a seated ruler under a gold canopy above, and a bound prisoner led by guard

The prince, once reprieved, is returned to the palace of execution a second time on the plea of the king’s handmaiden…

Gujarati, c. 1560

Miniature painting of a woman gesturing to a green parrot in a birdcage in a pink-walled room with a red bed.

The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

Sravana, c. 1560

Miniature painting of a seated king and attendants, with an old man fallen on the floor beside a birdcage.

The old man eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but drops dead, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night

Lalu, c. 1560

Painting of a turbaned ruler in gold-patterned robes holding a falcon, set among stylized green trees and flowers.

Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (r. 1828-38) Holding a Falcon

Ghasi, c. 1835

Miniature of a seated woman attended by a servant, with an elderly veiled woman with a cane before her, framed by Persian tex

The old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seve…

Sravana, c. 1560

Six-panel gold screen showing two phoenixes beside paulownia, bamboo and pine trees over rocks and water.

Phoenixes and Paulownia

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 1500s

White heron standing on a dark gnarled branch beside drooping willow twigs against a gold background.

Heron on a Willow Branch

Maruyama Ōkyo, late 1700s

Ink and gold painting on a fan-shaped leaf of a duck flying above reeds and grasses, with a red seal at lower right.

Duck in Flight

Shikibu Terutada, mid-1500s

Six-panel gold screen with two peacocks among green bamboo, rocks, a pine tree and a small bird.

Peacocks and Bamboo

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 1500s

Ink painting of a mandarin duck on water beside tall reeds, with soft gray wash and sparse brushwork.

Mandarin Duck

Sesson Shūkei, 1500s

Ink painting on silk of a twisted pine with two birds on a branch, bamboo and rocks below.

Birds on a Tree above a Cataract

Li Di, 1127-1279

Ink painting of bamboo over a rushing stream with ducks on rocks and a misty grove in the background.

Bamboo and Ducks by a Rushing Stream

Ma Yuan, 1127-1279

Manuscript page of Persian calligraphy in black ink with red ruled borders and a framed text panel below.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

Basavana, c. 1560

Monochrome ink painting of a small bird perched on a bare prunus branch above a rock, on brown silk.

Sleeping Bird on a Prunus Branch

Bian Wenjin, 1400s

Bearded man in blue robes reclines on rocks, looking up at two birds flying above, painted on a fan-shaped sheet.

Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

Katsushika Hokusai, late 1700s-1849

Gold-ground folding screen with a blossoming plum tree over rock, two pheasants, and bamboo at the right.

Winter Scene with Plum Trees and Pheasants (Birds Left)

Kano Naonobu, early 1600s

Ink painting of a round owl with large eyes perched on a thorny branch, with calligraphy and red seals above.

Owl

Tsuda Bensaku, 1630s

Ink painting on a hanging scroll of a small bird with a long tail perched on a lotus bud atop a thin stem.

Bird on a Lotus Bud

Kano Tan'yu, 1600s