The court jester meets a Zangi dancing with joy, and learns from him that the cause of his happiness is his assignation with a woman who is the jester’s own wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-second Night
The image depicts a medieval-style illustration from a book. The illustration shows a black man dancing with his arms raised and one leg bent. He wears a red loincloth. To the left of the dancer are two men. One wears a green robe and a pink head covering. The other wears a purple robe and a green head covering. A tree is on the right side. The background of the illustration is beige, with a red and white patterned border at the bottom. There are lines of black text above the illustration. The text is written in a language that uses Arabic script. The page has a thin red border around the edges.
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