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The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Painting only: 10.6 x 10.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 in.)
- Culture
- Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Classification
- Painting
- Dated
- c. 1560
- Pixels
- 1544 × 2332
- SHA-256
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- Record
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Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560. The Cleveland Museum of Art.