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Cleveland Museum of Art
The merchant’s clerk replaces the sugar purchased by the philandering wife with gravel, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
c. 1560
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art
A bowl beneath the lovers’ bed contains green pan leaves, which freshen breath when chewed.
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