AUSDRUCKSSTARKER BUDDHA-KOPF Lot n° 67

AN AMAZING CHINESE STONE BUDDHA-HEAD_x000D_ probably Tang-Dynasty_x000D_ 20 cm high (without base)_x000D_ _x000D_ Two iron remains on the back suggest that the sculpture was once attached to a wall._x000D_ Provenance: Collection Rene Vittoz (1904 St. Petersburg - 1992 Bern). His father was a Protestant pastor in St. Petersburg. In 1918 the family had to leave Russia and moved back to their Swiss homeland. Rene Vittoz studied in Geneva and Lausanne and received his doctorate in Romance languages. In Bern he was a teacher of French and art history. He has authored several books, worked as a painter and was a passionate art collector. After his death, some items were already auctioned at Christies