Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night
An illustration depicting a man bending down to kiss a woman who is reclining on a bed. The woman wears an orange robe and lies on her back with her eyes closed and her head resting on a pillow, while the man, dressed in a blue robe with a red sash and an orange head covering, leans over her. The bed features a blue and white patterned skirt and a pink coverlet. The room includes a tiled floor, a doorway on the left, and a wall with three windows behind the bed. The image is framed by a border, and there is text written in a foreign script above the illustration.
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