The prince being taken away for execution on the false complaint of the handmaiden, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image depicts a page from an illustrated manuscript. The top two-thirds of the page features black calligraphic text on yellowed parchment with a thin red border. The bottom third contains an illustration of a scene. The scene shows six people. A woman in a red dress and a crown stands on the right. A man in a red outfit sits on a throne to her left. He has his right arm raised. A young man in orange pants and no shirt stands between the woman and the throne. He is held by two men; one wears a blue tunic and red pants and the other wears a yellow tunic. A man in a blue tunic stands on the left. The background of the scene is pinkish-beige with green grass and a blue arch.
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