56. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN CHEVAL COUCHÉ XIXe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE 19th century The horse lying down, turning its head right to look to the side, its legs tucked beneath its body to form a compact composition; unsigned. 5.2cm (2in) long. 木彫根付　馬　無銘　19世紀 Provenance: William de Rham Collection. Purchased at Christie's, 14 November 2001, lot 12. Published: Mary Louise O'Brien, Netsuke: A Guide for Collectors, Rutland, Vt., Charles E. Tuttle & Co., 1980 (first printed in 1965), no.7.