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The king dreams of a lady, the personification of wealth, departing from him on account of his purchasing a bowl and a staff from a yogi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night

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

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The king experiences three more dreams, representing his strength, reason, and good deeds.

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