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A FINELY INLAID GOLD-LACQUER A GREY-LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO A GOLD-LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO
SIX-CASE INRO By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), after By Uemura Enshu (born 1955), Showa (1926-
By Nakayama Komin (1808-1870), woodblock designs by Toshusai Sharaku 1989) or Heisei (1989-) era, late 20th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century (fl.circa 1794-1795), Showa (1926-1989) The kinji ground, lacquered with a scene
Of upright form, the kinji ground embellished or Heisei (1989-) era, late 20th century of a No performance, showing a dancer
with sparse nashiji, decorated with birds flying Of upright form, bearing a shibuichi-nuri accompanied by a kneeling musician beating
around chrysanthemums inlaid in mother-of- ground, decorated with two actor portraits, a tsuzumi (hand drum) held over his shoulder,
pearl, over-painted with gold lacquer in the after the original woodblock print design by the reverse with a dancer manipulating an
keuchi technique, the interior of Gyobu-nashiji Toshusai Sharaku, in gold, silver and coloured open fan, all in gold and coloured togidashi
with kinji edges, signed Komin with a kao; with togidashi maki-e, the interior of nashiji, signed maki-e, the interior of nashiji, signed Enshu;
a carnelian ojime; and a wood storage box. Enshu; with a lacquer manju netsuke, similarly with a manju netsuke lacquered with stylised
8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (2). decorated with an actor portrait by Sharaku; swirling water; a jadeite ojime; and an
and a pale green jadeite ojime; with an unassociated wood storage box.
£8,000 - 10,000 unassociated wood storage box. The inro: 7.9cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).
JPY1,200,000 - 1,500,000 The inro: 7.9cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).
US$11,000 - 13,000 £2,500 - 3,000
£2,500 - 3,000 JPY370,000 - 440,000
The rare technique, showing Komin’s antiquarian JPY370,000 - 440,000 US$3,300 - 4,000
style, is based on one of the most famous of US$3,300 - 4,000
all medieval Japanese lacquer works, a 13th-
century National Treasure suzuribako (box for The portraits depicted are faithful reproductions
writing utensils) in the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu of well-known prints by Toshusai Sharaku (fl.
Shrine in Kamakura, at that time the capital circa 1794-1795). Those on the inro are of
of the shogunal government, see Ichikawa Omezo as the servant Ippei and
https://www.hachimangu.or.jp/about/ Otani Oniji III as the servant Edobei in the play
precious/c01_05.html. Koi nyobo somewake tazuna while that on
the netsuke is of Ichikawa Ebizo as Takamura
A somewhat similar inro by Nakayama Komin Sadanoshin in the same play.
from the Edward Wrangham collection of
Japanese Art, Part V, sold in these rooms,
5 November 2014, lot 182.
32 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
