The pious man’s son, now a king, reveals himself to his father; his nurse upbraids his unfaithful mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night
The image depicts a scene with four people and text. A man in a blue robe and white head covering stands on the left. He is reaching down toward a person wearing an orange robe who is bending over, possibly on one knee. To their right, a woman in a green robe and a woman in a purple robe stand. The woman in green appears to be gesturing toward the man. The woman in purple appears to point at the man on the floor. A yellow floor and red brick wall are visible behind them. Two small pictures hang on the wall and a decorative object sits on a table. The image includes Arabic text at the bottom.
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