

Lot 40*
A black-lacquer three-case inro and matching manju netsuke By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,550 inc. premium
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By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st century
Decorated in gold and slight coloured togidashi maki-e with an all-over design of overlapping feathers of assorted size, with discrete details inlaid in shell, the interior of rich nashiji, signed on the base Enshu; the manju netsuke similarly embellished with feathers, and a pale white jadeite ojime. The inro: 7.7cm (3in) high; the manju netsuke: 3cm (1 3/8in) diameter.
Decorated in gold and slight coloured togidashi maki-e with an all-over design of overlapping feathers of assorted size, with discrete details inlaid in shell, the interior of rich nashiji, signed on the base Enshu; the manju netsuke similarly embellished with feathers, and a pale white jadeite ojime. The inro: 7.7cm (3in) high; the manju netsuke: 3cm (1 3/8in) diameter.