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

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful illustration of a woman in a blue and orange outfit standing next to a bed with a birdcage on it. The woman is wearing a blue top, orange pants, and a white shawl. She has gold jewelry on her wrists, neck, and head. Her hands are raised in front of her. The bed has a purple and yellow patterned blanket and a red and gold birdcage with a green parrot on top. The background is a purple and white geometric pattern. There is black text at the bottom of the image. The image has a yellow border around it.

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585 × 900 px
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