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The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-seventh Night, form a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a woman standing on a brick platform. The woman wears a red and gold top with a long yellow and red skirt. She faces a colorful building to her right and has her right index finger raised. To her left are two golden vases on a small table and a bowl with green leaves. Above her is a bird in an orange cage. Inside the building on the right, a figure reclines on a bed covered in blue fabric with a patterned blanket. The building has a white wall with red and pink designs and three small windows. The roof features a pink and orange design with two domed structures. The background shows a blue sky with a large gray cloud. The image is framed by a border with a beige background and black text at the top and bottom.

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