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The lion returns to his territory and sees the monkey conversing with the lynx, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night

Unknown Artist

The lion who rules the meadow returns from a journey to find that his home has been invaded by a family of lynx, who claim that they are its rightful owners. Although this painting depicts all of the animals together, in the text, the lion does not see the lynx and is easily tricked into believing they are fearsome creatures.

Credit: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry

c. 1560
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
13.9 x 10.2cm
1962.279.194.b
Image and text courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022

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