The young man of Baghdad reveals his true identity to the Hashimi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-eighth Night
The image depicts a colorful illustration of a boat scene. The boat is pink with a brown deck and has a curved shape. There are 11 men on the boat, all wearing different colored clothing. The man on the right is wearing an orange shirt, blue vest, and white headscarf. He appears to be speaking to another man. The background features trees, flowers, and a stone structure. The sky is blue with clouds. The entire scene is surrounded by a beige border with a thin red and blue line. The bottom half of the image contains black text in a foreign language, likely Arabic.
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