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Lot 39 · Fine Japanese Art

A gold-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 century

Uemura Enshu

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Estimate
£2,500–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,202–$3,843
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Fine Japanese Art, London, New Bond Street · 16 May 2019
Record ID
TB-2026-741981
Record
first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Uemura Enshu, A gold-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 century. Bonhams, 16 May 2019, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-741981.

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Uemura Enshu, A gold-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 century. Bonhams, 16 May 2019, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-741981.

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From the same sale Fine Japanese Art · May 2019

LotArtistEstimateResult
Three wood netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th cent… Two Wood Netsuke Edo Period £1,000–£1,500
A wood netsuke of terrapins and a frog By Hidetsugu, Edo period (1615… (Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868 £2,000–£2,500
A boar-tusk netsuke By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved Februa… A Boar-tusk Netsuke By Jack Coutu £1,000–£1,500
A boar-tusk netsuke By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved April/… A Boar-tusk Netsuke By Jack Coutu £800–£1,000
A boar-tusk netsuke By Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved August… A Boar-tusk Netsuke By Jack Coutu £1,000–£1,500
A black-lacquer four-case inro By Nakaoji Moei, Edo period (1615-1868… (Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868 £1,500–£2,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Uemura Enshu A black-lacquer three-case inro and matching manju netsuke B $3,266 Bonhams, May 2019
Uemura Enshu UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955) A Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Matc Bonhams, May 2022
Uemura Enshu UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955) A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro Show Bonhams, May 2022
Uemura Enshu UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955) A Brown-Lacquer Three-Case Inro wit Bonhams, May 2022
Uemura Enshu UEMURA ENSHU (BORN 1955) A Gold-Lacquer Three-Case Inro with Bonhams, May 2022
Uemura Enshu A Lacquered wood three-case inro and matching manju netsuke Bonhams, May 2019
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) and Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889 Bonhams, Nov 2021
Kawase Hasui Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) Showa era (1926-1989), dated 1929 Bonhams, Nov 2021

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