The prince rejects the amorous advances of the king’s handmaiden, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image shows a page from an illustrated manuscript. The top two-thirds of the page contains black text in a language that appears to be Arabic, written in a calligraphic script. The text is surrounded by a thin red border and a thicker blue border. The bottom third of the page features an illustration of two people. A woman sits on a bed, wearing a red top and patterned orange pants, with a white veil covering her hair. She gestures with her right hand towards a man standing to her right. He wears a pink shirt, white pants, and a white hat, and appears to be stepping back with his left hand raised. The bed has a blue base with a gold pattern, a yellow mattress with a red and white striped pillow, and a white canopy with a red and gold pattern. The background of the illustration includes a green archway and a white wall with a gold and blue border. The page has a yellowed appearance with darker spots and a rough texture.
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