


Lot 49*
A brown-lacquer three-case inro and matching manju netsuke By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early century
7 November 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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A brown-lacquer three-case inro and matching manju netsuke
By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early century
Of oval form, decorated in silver and gold takamaki-e with a hare on each side, one seated, leaning back amid fallen cherry blossoms, the other seated upright among variously shaped snow crystals, with highlights of inlaid aogai (shell), all the sides sprinkled with shell flakes, the interior of kinji with nashiji risers, signed on the base Enshu; with an ensuite manju netsuke, lacquered in similar style with a running hare, signed on the reverse in gold lacquer Enshu and with a glass ojime; with a wood storage box. The inro: 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; the manju netsuke: 3.2cm (1¼in) diameter. (2).
Of oval form, decorated in silver and gold takamaki-e with a hare on each side, one seated, leaning back amid fallen cherry blossoms, the other seated upright among variously shaped snow crystals, with highlights of inlaid aogai (shell), all the sides sprinkled with shell flakes, the interior of kinji with nashiji risers, signed on the base Enshu; with an ensuite manju netsuke, lacquered in similar style with a running hare, signed on the reverse in gold lacquer Enshu and with a glass ojime; with a wood storage box. The inro: 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; the manju netsuke: 3.2cm (1¼in) diameter. (2).