FOUR-COMPARTMENT INRÔ oval in shape, in gold and black lacquer, decorated on both sides with gold takamaki-e, togidashi, nashiji and kiragane, depicting a large pine tree on the banks of a stream winding through the hills, brought to life by pairs of birds in flight or perched on the pine, a pair of mandarin ducks swimming in the water; the interior in nashiji and fundame lacquer. Signed Yôyusai. With a wooden netsuke depicting a dignitary seated on a stool. (Minor wear or touch-ups on the trunk of the pine tree, very slight chipping). Japan, Edo period, late 18th–early 19th centuries. A FOUR-BOX BLACK AND GOLD INRÔ LACQUER, SIGNED YÔYUSAI, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH–EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. HEIGHT: 8.7 CM (3 7/16 IN.)