TWO BLACK-LACQUER THREE-CASE INROEdo period (1615-1868), probably 19th centuryThe first of slender small upright form decorated on theroiro ground in gold and silvertakamaki-e with New Year motifs, one side with ashimenawa (sacred rope) hung withshida (fern),shide (paper streamer),nanten (Nandina domestica), andmizuhiki (stiff paper cords), and atachibana orange beside sprigs of pine on the reverse, the cord runners embellished inGyobu nashiji with plum blossoms, the top, bottom, and interior of richnashiji;unsigned,5.8cm (2¼in) high; the second of broader form, decorated in goldtakamaki-e andmura-nashiji with akirimon (paulownia crest), the interior ofnashiji,5.8cm (2¼in) high. (2).