The Brahman comes upon a lion who has a deer and a gazelle as his viziers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night
A painting of a man looking up at a lion, a deer, and a gazelle on a hillside. The man is standing on the bottom left. He has light brown skin and is wearing a white shawl over a pink garment. He has a turban on his head. The lion is crouched on the bottom center, looking up at the deer and gazelle. The deer and gazelle are standing on the hillside to the left and above the lion. The deer has white spots and the gazelle has long, curved horns. There is a tree on the right side. The background includes a blue sky and a rocky hillside with grass and small plants. There is a border around the painting with a tan background and black text at the top.
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