Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

The script is executed in flowing black ink, each line carefully aligned, demonstrating the high level of calligraphic training typical of court scribes. The red border, applied with a fine brush, provides a subtle decorative element without detracting from the textual focus. The paper’s slight discoloration indicates an aged, natural fiber support.

Created for a princely audience, the folio likely remained within the Mughal imperial collection before entering the art market in the modern era. It is now part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s holdings, where it is catalogued as a painted manuscript page.