TWO INLAID BLACK-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INROEdo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryEach of upright form, the first decorated in goldtakamaki-e andhiramaki-e and inlaid with sixayu (sweetfish) swimming amongomodaka (arrowhead plants),unsigned,6.5cm (2½in) high; the second decorated with sixtanchozuru (red-crested cranes), inlaid in shell and pewter, foraging for food in a rice field, the interior of black lacquer, inscribed on the baseHokkyo Korin with red sealHoshuku,6.7cm (2 5/8in) high. (2).