ONE GOLD-LACQUERED THREE-CASE INRO AND ONE INLAID WOOD THREE-CASE INROEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th centuryThe first a three-caseinro in the form of akiku kago (chrysanthemum basket), decorated in goldtakamaki-e and inlaid shell with chrysanthemums bursting through the simulated rattan openwork design,unsigned,5.7cm (2 3/16in) high; the second an inlaid wood lenticular three-caseinro decorated in Shibayama style with a swallow perched on a flowering plum tree, the design continuing on the reverse,unsigned;7.5cm (2 7/8in) high. (2).