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 centuryDecorated 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).