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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
Laluc. 1560
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A wise, green parrot perches on the hand of the king of Syria. Clutched in his beak is a small orange fruit that he plucked from a tree in the netherworld and brought back as a reward for many years of the king’s kindness. Despite being offered eternal life, the king is hesitant to eat the fruit.
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- Title: 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
- Creator: Lalu
- Date Created: c. 1560
- Physical Dimensions: Painting only: 7.6 x 10.2 cm (3 x 4 in.); Overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
- Provenance: Estate of Breckenridge Long, Bowie, MD, 1959; Harry Burke Antiques, Philadelphia, PA; Bernard Brown, Milwaukee, WI;
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.279.75.b
- Medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Inscriptions: lālū
- Fun Fact: Outside of this manuscript, only one other known work is attributed to the painter Lalu.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 1962.279.75.b
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