The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night by Basawan

The donkey, in a tiger’s skin, reveals his identity by braying aloud, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-first Night

Basawan · 1560

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Artist
Basawan
Date
1560
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Basawan

Master painter of Mughal Emperor Akbar's atelier who brought Persian and Indian traditions together on the page.

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