Gallery›Cleveland Museum of Art›The merchant hears of his wife’s unfaithfulness (above); the unfaithful wife performs penance by plucking her hair (below), from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): First Night
Cleveland Museum of Art
The merchant hears of his wife’s unfaithfulness (above); the unfaithful wife performs penance by plucking her hair (below), from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): First Night
c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art
The birds in the garden have gathered in in sympathy with the parrot’s plight.
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