The snake, hidden in a basket of flowers, reveals himself to the Raja who has just sent away his wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-third Night
c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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The raja has sent his wife away after realizing the treachery of women.
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