The Victoria and Albert Museum's own collections record for "King Dasaratha," a Kalighat watercolour and tin alloy painting on cardboard, ca. 1890, from Kolkata, showing King Dasaratha lying prone attended by three women, the Ramayana's account of Dasaratha, father of Rama, dying of grief after Rama's forced exile. South and South East Asia Collection, museum number IS.316-1961.
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The holding museum's own collections record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its date, materials and museum number, its own title and description naming Dasharatha directly. Citation
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
URLhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72212
Source TypeMuseum
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This source names Kolkata directly: "1890, from Kolkata, showing King Dasaratha lying prone attended by three women, the Ramayana's account of Dasaratha, father of Rama, dying of grief after Rama's forced exile."
Source King Dasaratha, museum number IS.316-1961 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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