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The pious man’s son presents the slain dragon to the king, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night

c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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The king is distinguished by the sarpech , or plume ornament, in his turban.

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