A pair of ivory baluster vases
By Kaneyuki, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryBoth intricately and boldly carved in varying degrees of relief with a complementary design, each vase with a continuous design of rakan standing or seated at leisure with their attributes beneath overarching branches of pine, the waisted neck and foot encircled with formal foliate motifs; each vase signed Kaneyuki within a rectangular reserve. Each vase: 15.5cm (6 1/8in) high. (2).