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This is the eighth painting to appear in the Bustan, and it is marked as page 133 in the manuscript. It illustrates two didactic stories: the upper part depicts Prince of Khotan presenting a silk scarf to an ascetic who does not value worldly treasures; the lower part depicts the story of a feast from which a poor man is expelled.
See AKM284 for an introduction to the Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di, and other paintings from this manuscript.
— Marika Sardar
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