FUTAGI SEIHO (1884-1954) AND UWADANA SOSA (1878-1946) A Lacquer Kogo (Incense Box) and Cover Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century (4)FUTAGI SEIHO (1884-1954) AND UWADANA SOSA (1878-1946)A Lacquer Kogo (Incense Box) and Cover Showa era (1926-1989), 20th centuryThe inrobuta (flush-fitting) lid lacquered in gold and red hiramaki-e and togidashi maki-e with abundant red maple leaves at either end of of a bridge, the maple leaves trailing over the sides of the lid and continuing on the underside of the box, the interior of the lid and box embellished in gold mura-nashiji, signed on the underside in gold lacquer Tsuten byosha Seiho (Painting of Tsuten by Seiho), with a tomogire wrapping cloth stamped with a seal Seiho and a tomobako wood storage box inscribed on the outside Tsuten kogo (Incense box with Design of Tsuten), signed inside the lid Seiho saku with seal Seiho and on the underside of the box Nushi Uwadanaya Sosa (Lacquerer Uwadana Sosa) with seal Sosa. 3.5cm x 6.8cm (1 3/8in x 2 5/8in). (4).The word Tsuten here probably refers generally to autumn maple foliage and not specifically to the famous Tsuten Bridge in the grounds of Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto. Born in Kanazawa, Futagi Seiho studied under Yamamoto Toshinari, and later with the Ishikawa-based artists Igarashi Doho and Shimizu Kyubei. He exhibited at the Teiten national salon and its successor iterations on 12 occasions between 1928 and 1946.For information on the lacquerer Uwadana Sosa, see footnote to lot 117.