A Lacquered wood 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 black takamaki-e and inlaid in shell with a continuous scene of the full moon against a ground of dense cherry blossoms, signed on the base in black lacquer Enshu, the interior of nashiji with sparse kirikane, with a red-lacquer manju netsuke lacquered in gold takamaki-e with cherry blossoms, with discrete details inlaid in shell, unsigned. The inro: 7.1cm (2¾in) high; the manju netsuke: 3.7cm (1½in) diameter.