Two inlaid bronze rectangular plaques


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach decorated in silver, gilt and shakudo high relief, the vertical panel with a crane standing on a wave-lashed rock, signed with two seals: top Hoshu sei, bottom: Shomin no in, 23cm x 15.8cm (9in x 6¼in); the horizontal panel with a pair of buncho (Java sparrows) perched on a bamboo branch, signed with a seal Hoshu sei beneath the chiselled characters Shomin, 15.8cm x 20cm (6¼in x 7 7/8in). (2).