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The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
Basavana, c. 1560
- Artist
- Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
- Date
- c. 1560
- Culture or place
- Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Size
- Overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.); Painting only: 10.2 x 10.7 cm (4 x 4 3/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Licence
- CC0: free to use, no permission needed
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