Home›Sources›Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-28Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-vaishravana-guardian-2021-290.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-vaishravana-guardian-2021-290Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-vaishravana-the-guardian-of-buddhism-and, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/met-vaishravana-guardian-2021-290}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290, in the Asian Art department. Read as part of a 2026-08-28 divinity depth pass filling artwork entities the atlas had minted with a description and cross-references but no properties of their own.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (22 claims)Version History (1)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/854908Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned painting, the strongest available record for its date, culture and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithVaishravana, Deities Well-attested This source names Vaishravana directly: "open-access collection API record for "Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches," a Tibetan distemper-on-cloth painting of the 15th century."Source Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceCite this page as it read on August 28, 2026: /cite/52Claims Backed By This Source (22 claims)This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 16 claims: 13 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.Well-attested18Sacred Art & IconographyVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021.290)SourcesVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds2Sacred Art & IconographyVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021.290)SourcesVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches, accession 2021.290 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021.290)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyVaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2021.290)Version History (1)This entry has 1 recorded version.DescriptionVersion 1 · August 28, 2026 · Cite This VersionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year