The creatures of the sea are asked by the king of the Ocean to take a message to the Brahman, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night

c. 1560

Date

c. 1560

Culture or place

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

Medium

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Size

Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 7.3 x 10.1 cm (2 7/8 x 4 in.)

Type

Painting

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Licence

CC0: free to use, no permission needed