UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955) A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st centuryUEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955)A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matching Manju Netsuke Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st centuryOf upright form, decorated in gold and polychrome togidashi maki-e with a continuous scene depicting cockerels and hens huddled closely together, probably based on a painting by Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800), the interior with rich nashiji risers, signed on the base Enshu; with an en-suite manju netsuke, similarly lacquered with an uguisu (bush warbler) perched on a flowering cherry branch, unsigned; with a pale blue glass ojime. The inro: 7.4cm (2 7/8in) high; the manju netsuke: 3.2cm (1¼in) diam.None