Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to accompany him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

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Nikfal, the fortune of the prince in the form of a woman, offers to accompany him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night

c. 1560

Medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 11.2 x 10.3 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Classification: Painting
Style: Indian Art
Origin: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

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Provenance

Public

?–1959

Estate of Breckinridge Long [1881–1958], Bowie, MD

1959–1962?

(Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA)

1959?–1962

(Bernard Brown Agency, Milwaukee, WI, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from...

1962–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

Estate of Breckinridge Long [1881–1958], Bowie, MD (Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA) (Bernard Brown Agency, Milwaukee, WI, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Purchased with funds from Mrs. A. Dean [Helen Wade Greene] Perry) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public

Animal Fables of Mughal India

Source exhibition text

Animal Fables of Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 12-August 29, 2021).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

The good fortune of the dervish that the prince purchased with his ring appeared to him in the form of a beautiful woman named Nikfal, meaning “Good Fortune.” The pair converse amiably in a grassy meadow full of deer under a lapis lazuli–blue sky with gold arabesque motifs. She wears Indian garments, while the prince is dressed as a Mughal in Central Asian garments. The story is said to take place in Zabulistan, in western Afghanistan.

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 4 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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