The old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seventeenth Night

The work portrays an interior scene in which three women occupy a richly colored space. A figure in a purple garment holds a feathered object on the left, a centrally seated woman in orange and green rests on a red couch, and a standing figure in blue with a white head covering stands to the right. The walls are painted yellow, the floor green, and a low table holds a bowl and a golden item.

Executed with meticulous attention to surface detail, the painting employs a vibrant palette and intricate patterning to render textiles, furnishings, and decorative objects. Fine brushwork delineates the folds of clothing and the textures of the feathered implement, while the use of contrasting hues, purples, oranges, blues, and greens, creates a lively visual rhythm across the interior setting.

Narrative scenes such as this one were commonly adapted from literary sources for decorative panels, reflecting the cultural practice of visualizing popular stories. The Tuti‑nama, a collection of moral and romantic tales, was widely illustrated in the Persianate world, and this painting continues that tradition by translating a textual episode into a vivid pictorial format.