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The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

A colorful rocky shoreline with trees, a lion lying down on the shore and a cat attacking two mice near the lion. The water is blue and there are several large rocks along the shoreline. The lion is orange with a long tail. The cat is black and white. The two mice are gray. There are several trees on the shore. The rocks are shades of pink, purple, and gray. The image has an ornate border and includes a large block of foreign text at the top.

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