The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night

c. 1560

gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.

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The cooked body of the seven-colored bird lies thrown on the tiled floor.

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The cooked body of the seven-colored bird lies thrown on the tiled floor.

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