Sleeper in a Striped Nightcap Among the Rooftops

A red-bearded man in a striped nightcap lies asleep on a patchwork pillow in the middle of a walled town. He wears a blue coat with gold buttons, cream trousers and brown laced boots, and a patchwork quilt covers his legs. Mushrooms grow from the cap, a cherry tree from his shoulder, and a small bookcase sits in his beard. Tiny people live on him: bakers climb a ladder with a tiered cake, musicians play on his knee, a long table is set with a meal, and a toy train runs along his back. A hot-air balloon drifts at the left. The town around him has towers, gardens, fountains, bridges, market stalls and a river. The quilt squares and tower roofs give the town plenty of landmarks.