SUNRYUSAI KYOCHIKA (DATES UNKNOWN) AND SHIBATA ZESHIN (1807-1891)A Gold-Lacquer Four-CaseInroEdo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryA Lacquer Hako-NetsukeMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th centuryThekinji groundinro decorated in various shades of silver and goldtakamaki-e ande-nashiji depicting a peacock strutting behind rocks beside a cherry tree, its tail feathers trailing behind shown on the reverse, the interior of richnashiji, signed on the base in gold lacquerSunryusai Kyochika; with a rounded-square box netsuke lacquered inshitan-nuri and blackkanshitsu with autumn plants bending gently over a hill, a shoreline with wavesbed in theseigaiha-nuri technique in the distance, signed in scratched characters on the reverseZeshin; with a bronzeojime in the form of atama (jewel);unsigned.The inro: 7.8cm (3in) high; the hako-netsuke: 3.3cm x 3.2cm (1¼in x 1¼in).