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

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful illustration of a woman and a parrot indoors. The woman is wearing an orange and green dress with gold jewelry. She has dark hair and is standing next to a blue and gold patterned box. A green parrot is perched on a wooden drum to her left. The background features a tiled floor and walls with intricate designs, including yellow, red, blue, and white patterns. There are two doorways and two windows. The image is framed by a border of text written in a foreign language.

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598 × 893 px
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