Head of a Buddha in black-grey limestone. It is said to have come from the caves of Longmen in Henan province.
Provenance
Until 1929 (around) Ostasiatica collection E. Cassirer, Berlin; 1929 (around) - 1942 Ostasiatica collection Herbert Ginsberg, Berlin; in 1942 large parts of the Ginsberg collection in Rotterdam were confiscated by the Sicherheitsdienst (SD); whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Wiedergutmachungsakte im Landesarchiv Berlin: LAB, B Rep. 025-02 Nr. 233/57; Ausst. Kat., Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst, Berlin, 1929, Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst, Januar - April 1929, Würfel-Verl., 1929, Nr. 294
