The gardener seizes and beats a donkey who insisted on braying, while the deer, its companion flees to safety, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-first Night
The image shows a man wearing an orange robe and turban, with yellow boots, standing in a grassy area with trees. He has his right arm raised, holding a stick or branch, and appears to be hitting a donkey. The donkey is brown with a white belly and face. A deer runs away from the scene, to the left. The man wears a necklace and has a dagger at his waist. The background includes several trees and a yellow sky. There is a border around the image, with a section of black text at the bottom.
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