A wood netsuke of a recumbent horse


By Natsuki, Osaka, 19th centurySigned Natsuki. 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.
|木彫根付　馬　銘「夏木」　19世紀Provenance: M. T. Hindson collection.Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 1967.Published:Davey, MTH, p.23, no.28.Katchen, N7, vol.1, p.139, no.K149.Lying with its head turned back to the right, its tail passing forward over the right flank and its legs drawn in for compactness, the slightly worn wood bearing a good patina and the eyes of pale translucent horn with dark pupils.When sold at the M. T. Hindson sale at Sotheby's, it was with a later added ivory rat applied to its back, which has since been removed.