Three suitors fight amongst themselves for the hand of the devotee’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night
A colorful illustration depicts a scene from a story. The top half has black text on aged yellow paper. The bottom half shows a group of people. On the right, a woman and a girl sit on a bed. The woman wears an orange and red outfit and a headpiece, and the girl wears an orange outfit. To the left, three men interact; two hold a third man. The standing man wears green with gold patterns. The man on the floor wears blue and gold with a white cap; he holds a stringed instrument. The kneeling man wears red with gold patterns. The background includes pink with small blue patterns, and a building roof with green and red. The scene suggests a moment of conflict for a woman's hand.
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