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The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); Painting only: 13.8 x 10 cm (5 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
- Culture
- Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Classification
- Painting
- Dated
- c. 1560
- Pixels
- 2212 × 3400
- SHA-256
- 56951baff303ff3c…
- Record
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Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night, c. 1560. The Cleveland Museum of Art.