Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto)
The image depicts a scene from "Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape". The scene features a man in a white turban, blue jacket with gold sleeves, and orange pants, holding a rope. He is lassoing a light-brown horse with a white mane. A second man in a white turban, black-and-white striped pants, and a red sash bends over near a rock to the right. A black horse stands on a hill behind them, under a tree with sparse green leaves. The scene is set against a backdrop of blue sky with white clouds, and rocky terrain. A white horse runs in the lower-left. The artwork has a thick blue border with gold accents and an orange inner border.
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