A carved wood two-case inro and a lacquer two-case inro

Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century

Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The first carved in low relief with Jurojin on one side and a katabami mon (wood sorrel crest) on the other, both on an octagonal cell ground framed within a curtain, the interior of plain wood, a carved pale wood ojime, signed Masanao, 8cm (3 1/8in) high; the second marbled red and gold lacquer ground decorated in gold, red and brown takamaki-e with long strips of brocade swirling over a branch of cherry blossoms, the interior of nashiji, unsigned; with a similarly lacquered ojime, 4.2cm (1½in) high. (2).