KATSURA MITSUHARU (1871-1962) AND KOBAYASHI YOSHIAKI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1900-1940) FOR THE HATTORIPANYA Fine Pair of Inlaid Silver Baluster Presentation VasesTaisho era (1912-1926), early 20th centuryBoth finely decorated inukibori andkebori and inlaid in flat and high relief of gilt,shakudo, and silver, one vase showing a peacock standing on a rock, beneath flowering plum branches and gazing down at a peahen, signedKoryusai with sealMitsuharu andShoshusai with sealYoshiaki; the other vase depicting a pair of cranes and a fledgling standing beside a pine among tall stems of bamboo, signed with chiselled signaturesMitsuharu kizamu with sealMitsuharu andYoshiaki kizamu with sealYoshiaki, the details of the rocks and tree trunks delicately picked out inkatakiribori; the base of each vase stampedJungin Hattori sei; with two wood stands.Each vase: 33.2cm (13 1/16in) high. (4).