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The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the forty-first night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-first Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a colorful illustration of a man and a parrot. The man stands in the center, wearing a blue and gold top with long sleeves and a yellow and orange skirt. He has dark hair and is adorned with jewelry including earrings, bracelets, and a necklace. He faces left, with his right arm bent at the elbow and his left arm extended towards a green parrot perched on a golden birdcage. The birdcage sits on a small table to the right of the man. The background features a tiled floor and wall with a red metal fence. A decorative orange and blue platform or bed is on the left side. The top half of the image contains black text written in a foreign language on a beige background. The entire scene is framed by a thin border.

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