The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
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The four points of cloth at the bottom of the men’s tunics are for tying up when mounted on horseback.
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