The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a tree where four thieves disguised as fellow travelers deprive him of a priceless pearl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper