A layered narrative unfolds across this antique Indian miniature, depicting a palace scene populated with figures engaged in courtly life, romance, and daily activities rendered in jewel tones of lapis, coral, emerald, and gold. The composition stacks multiple vignettes vertically, with ornate architectural frames and calligraphic Persian text panels at the top anchoring the theatrical staging of this classical tale. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.