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The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night by Ghulam 'Ali

The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night

Ghulam 'Ali · c. 1560

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Palette

Putty
 52% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1
Ash
 23% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.7:1
Madder
 14% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.4:1
Dusty rose
 4% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.1:1
Taupe
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1
Slate blue
 3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1

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
Ghulam 'Ali
Indian, active 1550s-1590s
Date
c. 1560
Type
Painting
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Size
Painting only: 11.5 x 10.3 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.)
Place
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
Period
16th century
Themes
Night and moonlight · Birds
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 21

Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Cleveland Museum of Art marks it public domain (share_license_status = CC0). Europe: Made by Ghulam 'Ali (death year unrecorded), made by 1565: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (share_license_status is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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