The young man, who has magically taken on the appearance of Mansur the merchant, arrives at his home, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night
A colorful illustration depicts three men in traditional clothing standing on green ground in front of a building. The man on the left wears blue and gold clothing and a white turban. He faces right. The man on the right wears yellow. The man in the middle wears orange and pink. He appears to be gesturing to the other two. A blue patterned backdrop is behind the men with red and gold details. The building features four towers. The tops of the towers are not visible. Three domed roofs are visible. From left to right, the colors of the domed roofs are red and white striped, blue and white striped, and red and white striped. White clouds are against a blue sky. The background of the illustration is beige with black text at the bottom.
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