The daughter of the merchant of Mazanderan asks the gardener for the rose, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night
The image depicts a page from an illustrated manuscript. The top half of the page contains black text written in a language that appears to be Arabic or Persian script. The bottom half of the page features a colorful illustration. The illustration shows a man and four women in a garden setting. The man, positioned on the right side of the illustration, wears a pink tunic, white pants, and a white head covering. He holds a long-handled tool with a curved blade, possibly a spade or hoe, in his right hand and a plant with green leaves and pink flowers in his left hand. On the left side of the illustration, there are four women. The woman closest to the man wears a red dress with gold trim and a long orange shawl. She holds out her right hand toward the man. The other three women wear various colored dresses and hold trays or baskets on their heads. The background of the illustration features trees, plants, and flowers. The entire page has a beige background with a thin red border around the edges.
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