Lot 37*
A Lacquer three-case inro and matching manju netsuke Both by Uemura Enshu (born 1955) after a woodblock design by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st century
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16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,187.50 inc. premium
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Both by Uemura Enshu (born 1955) after a woodblock design by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st century
Decorated in polychrome togidashi maki-e with an all-over scene after the original woodblock print design by Hokusai depicting the tiny triangle of Mount Fuji in the distant horizon through a large wooden inverted cistern under construction, the cooper planing the wood intently, oblivious to the view behind him, the interior of nashiji, signed on the base Enshu; with a lacquer manju netsuke, similarly lacquered with a bust portrait of a courtesan, unsigned, and a pale white jadeite ojime; with an unrelated wood storage box. The inro: 7.7cm (3in) high; the manju netsuke: 3cm (1 3/8in) diameter. (2).
Decorated in polychrome togidashi maki-e with an all-over scene after the original woodblock print design by Hokusai depicting the tiny triangle of Mount Fuji in the distant horizon through a large wooden inverted cistern under construction, the cooper planing the wood intently, oblivious to the view behind him, the interior of nashiji, signed on the base Enshu; with a lacquer manju netsuke, similarly lacquered with a bust portrait of a courtesan, unsigned, and a pale white jadeite ojime; with an unrelated wood storage box. The inro: 7.7cm (3in) high; the manju netsuke: 3cm (1 3/8in) diameter. (2).
Saleroom notices
Contrary to the catalogue description, this lot does not come with a wood storage box.
