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Aldo Londi Bitossi Buddha Bust, Ceramic, Blue, Gold, Rosenthal Netter, Signed

Description
Aldo Londi Bitossi Buddha bust, ceramic, blue, gold, Rosenthal Netter, signed. Medium scale Buddha bust from Aldo Londi's Cinese series. The Buddha's face is glazed in a textured royal blue with its a hair and ushnisha glazed in a slightly lighter shade. The bust is mounted on a gilt glazed plinth base which is decorated with rows of impressed spiral circles. Signed on an interior wall of base "52/12 B Italy". Additionally, retains a Rosenthal Netter paper label which reads: "Created in Italy for Rosenthal Netter Inc." Buddha is a symbol of knowledge and enlightenment.

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Ceramic, Glazed.
Condition:	Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Gold glaze on the top of the plinth base is lighter and more washed out than the rest of the glaze on the base. Minute spec of loss to the glaze on the base - photo 12.
Creation Date:	1968
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	618547