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\r\nThe name Uki Zaimitsu (\u6d6e\u6c17\u5728\u5bc6) refers to a lacquer master of the Edo period. The technical excellence of this work and the character of the nashiji ground suggest a strong affinity with the Kajikawa school. The 2017 catalogue of the Seikad\u014d Bunko Art Museum lists him as the maker of inr\u014d no. 55, depicting the scene \"Benkei at the Bridge\" (\u6a4b\u5f01\u6176\u8494\u7d75\u5370\u7c60). The catalogue records the signature \u6d6e\u6c17\u5728\u5bc6\u4f5c, translated as \"made by Uki Zaimitsu\", and notes that the artist's dates of birth and death are unknown (\u751f\u6ca1\u5e74\u4e0d\u8a73).
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\r\nProvenance:
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\r\nMurakami Collection, acquired 1929
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\r\nChristie's London, The Japanese Aesthetic, 15 May 2013, lot 396
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\r\nLiterature:
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\r\nSeikad\u014d Bunko Art Museum, Ch\u014d Nihont\u014d Ny\u016bmon: Meit\u014d de wakaru, meit\u014d de shiru, exhibition checklist, Tokyo, 2017, no. 55"}],"gallery":[{"image":{"ID":371704,"id":371704,"title":"159_144","filename":"144-scaled.jpg","filesize":620092,"url":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/144-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/veritas.art\/en\/lot\/excepcional-inro-de-tres-compartimentos-uki-zaimitsu-%e6%b5%ae%e6%b0%97%e5%9c%a8%e5%af%86-214791066\/159_144\/","alt":"","author":"44","description":"","caption":"","name":"159_144","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":370728,"date":"2026-04-27 20:27:02","modified":"2026-04-27 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