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The king places the talisman on his sleeping wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11 x cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.).