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The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth Night
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
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The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth 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: 10.7 x 10 cm (4 3/16 x 3 15/16 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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Sourced Overview Evidence

The Brahman’s wife stands over the body of the Raja’s dead peacock, which she killed in hopes of finding a cure for her infertility. The woman’s crime was nearly discovered, but she ultimately saved herself with a cunning lie. The physician, wearing orange and green, sits in the chamber on the left.

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