19. NETSUKE EN BOIS REPRÉSENTANT UN CAVALIER CHINOIS SUR SON CHEVAL Par Hoshin, Kyoto, fin du XVIIIe siècle A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MOUNTED CHINESE HORSEMAN By Hoshin, Kyoto, late 18th century The warrior mounted on his horse, staring out with a determined expression, his mouth curled downwards into a scowl, a sword slung at his waist; signed on his left calf Hoshin. 8.2cm (3 3/16in) high. 木彫根付　騎士　銘「奉真」　18世紀後期 Provenance: W. L. Behrens Collection. Paul Corbin Collection. Sold at Tajan, Drouot, 30 May 1983, lot 286. Purchased from Robert Fleischel, September 1991. Published: Joly, WLB, pl.LXV, no.4554. Lazarnick, NIA, p.493. Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.197.