The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night
The image depicts a colorful illustration of a scene with people and a parrot, accompanied by text. The scene features a group of people sitting on the floor around a central figure wearing blue, who holds a green parrot. Another person, wearing orange, sits across from him. They are surrounded by several other people, some wearing turbans and robes in various colors such as red, yellow, purple, and pink. The background of the illustration is gold with a blue and gold patterned rug underneath the seated figures. The text above the illustration is written in a non-Latin script, possibly Arabic or Persian. The entire image has a beige background.
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