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The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night by Dasavanta

The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

Dasavanta · c. 1560

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Palette

Biscuit
 39% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.2:1
Mushroom
 26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1
Slate
 19% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.0:1
Taupe
 12% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.6:1
Terracotta
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.7:1
Persimmon
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.9:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Dasavanta
Indian, d. 1584
Date
c. 1560
Type
Painting
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Size
Painting only: 10.2 x 10.6 cm (4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Place
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Period
16th century
Themes
Night and moonlight · Birds
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 59, colourfulness 16

Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Cleveland Museum of Art marks it public domain (share_license_status = CC0). Europe: Artist died 1584: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1655. Last checked 2026-10-31 (share_license_status is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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