The 'Stone Age Suite' single-case inro and a Japanese bamboo inro

The 'Stone Age Suite' single-case inro and a Japanese bamboo inro
The 'Stone Age Suite' inro: by Jack Coutu (1924-2017), English, carved June 1983 (no.100); the bamboo inro: Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The first a single-case inro of pale boxwood in the form of a flint stone, signed JC, 9cm (3½in) high, the netsuke in the form of two flint stones and a pebble, signed JC, 4.5cm (1¾in), the ojime in the form of a pebble, signed JC, the wood painted and varnished, with the artist's reference card; the bamboo inro with side door, revealing five small drawers, 7.7cm (3 1/8in) high, with a bone netsuke of a seated puppy and wood ojime, unsigned. (3).