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The painting made by the vizier of the emperor of China for the queen of Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-ninth Night

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

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The stag is depicted as a black antelope, which was a symbol for sacrifice in ancient India.

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