The Victoria and Albert Museum's own collection record for a woodcut on paper, "Guru Gobind Singh hunting," printed circa 1875 at the Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of a 2000-copy edition. Museum number IM.2:21-1917, given by Rudyard Kipling of Bateman's, Burwash, Sussex. The print's own inscription reads "This picture shows the Guru Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, hunting in the jungle."
Facts
Citation
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
URLhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70864/
Source TypeMuseum
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The holding museum's own catalogue record for the accessioned object, carrying the print's own inscribed caption directly naming Guru Gobind Singh hunting. Connections
Associated With
This source names Amritsar directly: "Faiz Printing Press near Akal Bunga, Amritsar, part of a 2000-copy edition."
Source Guru Gobind Singh Hunting, museum number IM.2:21-1917 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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