TWO GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INROOne by Kakosai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first of upright form, thekinji ground decorated in goldtakamaki-e andkirikane with two pheasants standing among rocks from behind which plum trees grow, the interior of richnashiji, signed in gold lacquer on the base of the bottom caseKokosai;9cm (3½in) high; the second of lenticular form, decorated in goldtakamaki-e with an eagle perched on a pine tree spying its prey flying past on the other side, the interior of richnashiji,unsigned;8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (2).