In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
A tree with a whimsically mint-green trunk populated with birds and nests with eggs appears to the left of the block of text, in which the action below is described in Persian. Under the tree on a blanket is Arjuna, one of the main heroes of the Razm-nama. He is an extraordinary warrior and holds his bow as he receives his son Vabhruvahana, who has come to apologize for having captured the horse of the royal horse sacrifice––a major indiscretion.
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King Bahram, who has married Khassa’s daughter, has her tied
Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-n
The third suitor strikes the devotee’s daughter and thus res
Suraju (Indian) — The prince sent back to the place of execu
The king gives his daughter in marriage to the pious man’s s
Suraju (Indian) — The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Lif
Page of disasters, from the Tarikh-i Alfi (History of a Thou
The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis w
The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty
Lalu (Indian, active mid-1500s) — The parrot brings a fruit 
Suraju (Indian) — The young prince is crowned and the wicked
The bird of seven colors brings a sable to the pious man, fr