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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts the 20th maqala (discourse), which emphasizes female virtue. The king relentlessly pursues the female protagonist, claiming that he cannot resist her beautiful eyes. To escape his amorous advances, the woman plucks out her eyes and sends them to him. She thus chooses virtue over all else, even her ability to see.
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Document identity
localId
33108
label
A Virtuous Woman Placates the King by Plucking Out Her Eyes
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object
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Source metadata
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33108
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object
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normalized
title
A Virtuous Woman Placates the King by Plucking Out Her Eyes
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts the 20th maqala (discourse), which emphasizes female virtue. The king relentlessly pursues the female protagonist, claiming that he cannot resist her beautiful eyes. To escape his amorous advances, the woman plucks out her eyes and sends them to him. She thus chooses virtue over all else, even her ability to see.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
78281
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7404
7405
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MIS
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2664
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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c441cdea32e7e095