The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night
Multicolored illustration on aged paper of people in traditional dress. The illustration depicts two distinct scenes separated by a row of bricks. The top half shows four people sitting on a blue carpet on a raised platform surrounded by a white building with red trim. From left to right, a woman sits cross-legged wearing a pink and purple sari; a man sits cross-legged wearing an orange robe with green turban; and two men kneel wearing green robes. The bottom half shows five men and a dog on a purple patterned floor. From left to right, a man wearing orange and green sits cross-legged; a man wearing blue and green stands; a man wearing blue and red sits; and a man wearing blue and green kneels on one knee; a man sits wearing yellow; and a man kneels wearing yellow with a dog beside him. The background on the left features green plants and a red metal gate. The illustration is framed by a thin orange line and thicker beige border.
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