The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed into a woman bathing and falls in love with her, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

The princess discovers the dead bodies, with heads severed, of her husband and his Brahman friend, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Vrouwenverblijf in een paleis

anonymous

A Disconsolate Lady on a Terrace with Attendants

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Raghogarh

Malavakusika Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Unknown Artist

Ragini Setmalar, Page from a Jaipur Ragamala Set

Unknown Artist

The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are trapped by her in a cellar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the fortieth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

A Woman Pining for her Lover

anonymous

Krishna Spying on Radha

Unknown Artist

The farmer, father of the son with the deceitful wife, steals away with her anklet while she is in bed with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The deceitful wife assaults her erring husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Tara 1

Gunakali Ragini

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur