57. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN CHEVAL Par Tanaka Minko, Tsu, début du XIXe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A HORSE By Tanaka Minko, Tsu, early 19th century The horse standing and resting its rear right foot on a tied bundle of straw, its head pressed to the ground and turning slightly to the left towards the bundle, a horse bit tied around its head, the eyes double inlaid; signed in incised characters Minko. 3.9cm (1½in) long. 木彫根付　馬　銘「岷江」　19世紀前期 Provenance: Purchased from Nio Gallery, London, February 2007.