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Figure of a Buddhist saint
Restitution status: No heirs to be found - utilization by the National Fund
Categories: Sculpture
Object Data
Artist
Museum
Inventory Number
Kulturhistorische Sammlung *2.255
Description
Bronze sculpture of a praying figure on lotus base. Bronze, cast, hollow. China, 18th century. Diameter: 3.15 in.
Material
Bronze
Height
19 cm
Motif
Portraits
Period
18th Century
Provenance Data
Former owner according to museum / collection
Spira collection ?
Means of acquisition not clear
Provenance according to museum / collection
This object first appeared in the inventory of the historico-cultural collection in 1977 with the memo 'old holdings, in the museum (relocation) since 1941/43'. According to a list compiled in 1939, objects from the Spira collection had been handed over to the Museum of Cultural History and Applied Arts by the Gestapo. On the basis of an object description, it could be an item from the Spira collection.
Styrian Provincial Government
The body in charge has decided to hand over the art or cultural object to the National Fund for utilization.
The art or cultural object was utilized by the National Fund.
Request Object
© Art restitution National Fund of the Republic Austria for Victims of National Socialism