The Victoria and Albert Museum's own collections record for "Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangtze River," a Dehua porcelain figure with white glaze, Fujian province, China, 1800 to 1900, showing Damo (Bodhidharma) standing on water waves, wearing a shroud and carrying a shoe. Bequeathed by George Salting, accessioned in 1910. East Asia Collection, museum number C.545-1910.
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Reliability Tier1
The holding museum's own collections record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its materials, place of production and museum number, its own title and physical description naming Bodhidharma directly. Citation
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
URLhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O166082
Source TypeMuseum
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This source names Bodhidharma directly: "Museum's own collections record for "Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangtze River," a Dehua porcelain figure with white glaze, Fujian province, China, 1800 to 1900, showing Damo (Bodhidharma) standing on..."
Source Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangtze River, museum number C.545-1910 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)
This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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