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The dervish brings the King of Kings before the king of Bahilistan, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night

Cleveland Museum of Art

A colorful illustration depicting a scene with a seated man in an orange robe and a white turban being approached by a man dressed in a leopard-print loincloth. The seated man sits on a blue platform with gold feet. Two men stand behind the seated man; the man on the left holds a parasol over him and wears red pants, a red head covering, and no shirt. The man on the right wears a yellow shirt and a white cloth wrapped around his waist and has black hair. Another man with a red head covering and blue pants with gold dots stands to the left of the man in the leopard-print loincloth. In the background, there are buildings with green domes and a decorative border. The background of the scene with the people is blue and there are buildings with green domes against a yellow sky above. There is black text written in a foreign language at the top of the image.

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554 × 893 px
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