The Victoria and Albert Museum's own collections API record for a consecration drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, Tibet, ca. 13th century, part of a set of consecration drawings discovered inside a figure of Buddha Sakyamuni (IM.121-1910), acquired from the Baillie Gallery in 1910. The record's own physicalDescription and subjectDepicted fields name Naropa directly, accession number IM.121BB-1910.
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The holding museum's own collections API record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its date, findspot and accession number, its own physicalDescription and subjectDepicted fields naming Naropa directly as the drawing's subject. Citation
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
URLhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O391704
Source TypeMuseum
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This source names Naropa directly: "and subjectDepicted fields name Naropa directly, accession number IM.121BB-1910."
Source Consecration Drawing Depicting Naropa, accession IM.121BB-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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