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 centuryDecorated 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.