Title
Illustration from the 'Tutinama'
Caption
The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chess mate, in the presence of guests.
Illustration taken from the Persian collection 'Tutinama' (Tales of a Parrot); a 14th-century series of 83 stories divided into 52 'nights'.
In the 16th century, the Mughal Emperor Akbar commissioned an illustrated version with 250 painted miniatures, from which the illustration comes.
Date
1560
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Reference
UMG23A66_159
License type
Rights managed
Available size
37,6Mb (2,7Mb) / 9,7in x 15,0in / 2922 x 4500 (300dpi)