The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras, charmed by the music of a vagabond, comes down to meet him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night
The image shows an illustration from a book. The illustration is divided into two sections. The top section features two women standing on a balcony, with a yellow and blue patterned cloth hanging down. The woman on the left wears a pink shirt, blue and white striped skirt, and a white scarf; she has a black hair covering and gold jewelry. The woman on the right wears a yellow shirt, black skirt, and a white scarf; she also has a black hair covering and gold jewelry. The bottom section depicts a man sitting on the ground playing a stringed instrument and a woman descending a ladder. The man wears an orange shirt, white pants, and a white head covering. The woman wears a blue top, red skirt, and gold jewelry; she has a green hair covering. A tree is to the left of the man. The background of the top section is red; the background of the bottom section features a brick wall with a pink patterned section above it. Below the illustration is black text written in a foreign language.
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