The handmaiden appeals for justice and the prince is taken to the execution site for the fourth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image depicts a two-panel scene. The top panel shows a man in orange sitting on a throne-like bed with a green background. He holds a red object. A man in yellow and blue stands to his left with a red horn. To his right are a man in white with a sword through his belt and a woman in red and yellow. The bottom panel shows a man in orange holding a sword and another man kneeling. The kneeling man wears red and white. A tree with white flowers and green and red leaves is to their left. The background of the top panel is pink and gold. The bottom panel's background is blue with some grey and white splotches. The image has a gold border at the top and bottom with blue and gold decorative designs. The scene likely depicts a story with a man being led to execution.
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