A woman asks her lover to leave her house, brandishing his sword and feigning rage in order to deceive her husband who has just arrived, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image depicts a scene with four people and two buildings. The scene is set against a white background with a gold arch at the top. The arch features blue lines and various shapes. The left building has a black and white striped dome, yellow roof with blue designs, and orange base with blue and yellow designs. The right building has a red and yellow striped dome, blue windows with yellow designs, and an orange base. The people are dressed in traditional clothing. The person on the left wears orange and holds a long object. The person in the middle wears blue and holds a sword. The person on the right sits on a green and red patterned bench and wears orange. The person on the far left wears orange and faces the person in blue. The scene is framed by a gold border with red and blue lines.
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