The Victoria and Albert Museum's own collections API record for "Yudhishthira," a Kalighat painting, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca. 1890, showing Yudhishthira and his wives worshipping a lingam shrine. The record's own title and contentPerson field name Yudhishthira directly, accession number IS.272-1961.
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Reliability Tier1
The holding museum's own collections API record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its date, style and accession number, its own title and contentPerson field naming Yudhishthira directly as the depicted subject. Citation
PublisherVictoria and Albert Museum
URLhttps://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O432581
Source TypeMuseum
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This source names Kolkata directly: "and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca."
This source names Yudhishthira directly: "own collections API record for "Yudhishthira," a Kalighat painting, watercolour and tin alloy on cardboard, Kalighat, Kolkata, ca."
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 holds.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds.
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