A fine wood netsuke of a recumbent kirin By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th century Lying with its head slightly raised and turned to the left, its tail drawn forward and its legs folded underneath to form a compact composition, flames licking its flanks, signed in an oval reserve Ikkan; with a plain wood storage box. 3.6cm (1 3/8in) long. (2). 注脚 A similar example by the artist from the Harriet Szechenyi Collection was sold in these Rooms, 8 November 2011, lot 50. Other similar examples are illustrated by George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures, Honolulu, Reed Publishers, 1982, p.508, and Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favourites of Leading Collectors, New York and Tokyo, Weatherhill, 1980, p.45, no.103. For another example, please see Henri L. Joly, W. L. Behrens Collection: Part I. Netsuke, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Paragon Book Reprint Corp, 1966, pl.XXVI, no. 1377.