A pair of Japanese Meiji period shibayama inlaid ivory...

A pair of Japanese Meiji period shibayama inlaid ivory tusk vases, decorated in finely detailed gold

lacquer and coloured mother-of-pearl to show cranes amidst flowering foliage in landscape, further cranes in flight above, fixed to gilded black lacquer bases and resting on conforming four-legged circular stands, the ivory 10.5" high, overall height 18" - some missing inlay. (2)