The deceitful wife assaults her erring husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image depicts a colorful illustration of a scene with several people. A woman in a red and white dress is pulling the hair of a man in an orange dress who sits on the floor. She stands on a blue and yellow patterned rug. The man has a beard and brown hair. To the right, another woman in a white dress stands behind the first woman. Three men are on the lower part of the image: one in blue with a bow, one in white kneeling, and one in orange sitting with a drum. Various objects like a bowl, pot, and drum are scattered around them. The scene takes place in front of a white building with a blue and orange roof and patterned walls. The building has two doorways and appears to have a flat roof with small towers. There are trees visible in the background. The image is framed by a yellow border with black text at the top.
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