The merchant’s clerk replaces the sugar purchased by the philandering wife with gravel, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
The image depicts a colorful illustration divided into sections with Arabic writing at the top and bottom. The top right section shows a man wearing a red patterned robe and white head covering, sitting on a green floor under a red and orange roof. The top left section shows a building with a gold dome roof and pink walls with a black door and two windows. The bottom left section shows two people sitting on a bed with a blue background, one wearing red and the other orange; they are surrounded by a white and gold table and a purple curtain; both wear white head coverings. The bottom right section shows two men sitting on a brick floor: one wearing blue and holding a bag, the other wearing yellow and holding a scale with bowls; both wear white head coverings.
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