A yamimaki-e (black-on-black) lacquer three-case inro
A yamimaki-e (black-on-black) lacquer three-case inro
Attributed to Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st century
The broad rectangular body with a rich roiro ground, lacquered in black relief with crows in flight, their wings overlapping, the interior lacquered on both sides with an egret in gold takamaki-e on a rich nashiji ground, inscribed on the base in black relief Karyobin; with a wood storage box. 8.2cm (3¼in) high. (2).
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A yamimaki-e (black-on-black) lacquer three-case inro
Attributed to Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-1989) or Heisei (1989-2019) era, late 20th/early 21st century
The broad rectangular body with a rich roiro ground, lacquered in black relief with crows in flight, their wings overlapping, the interior lacquered on both sides with an egret in gold takamaki-e on a rich nashiji ground, inscribed on the base in black relief Karyobin; with a wood storage box. 8.2cm (3¼in) high. (2).