The prince sent back to the place of execution for the sixth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image depicts a two-panel illustration with writing below. The top panel shows two scenes. On the left, a woman in an orange dress with white designs and a long dark hair piece stands facing a man in orange clothing who kneels and gestures to an open doorway. On the right, a man in white sits on a patterned rug, gesturing, with a man and woman on either side of him; the man wears pink and the woman wears white. The bottom panel shows three men outdoors. A kneeling man in white faces two standing men; one wears orange and holds a sword, and the other wears green and holds a blue shield. The writing below is in black ink on yellowed paper with brown stains. The illustrations have colorful borders and ornate details.
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