Ueda Chikanao (active 18th century)A two-case circular lacquer inroEdo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryBearing an usu-nashiji ground, decorated on both sides with Chinese pavilions among pine trees in a mountainous landscape with a waterfall, in gold takamaki-e, and gold and silver togidashi maki-e with highlights of kirikane, the sides lacquered with scrolling vines and the interior nashiji, signed Chikanao and with the artist's kao (cursive monogram) 2 5/8in (6.7cm) diameter注脚ProvenanceE. A. Wrangham Collection, no.1696, sold, Bonhams, London, May 16, 2013, lot 147Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1984PublishedE. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, Harehope, Northumberland, 1995, p.34, Chikanao, Ueda, left.