Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Comprising: a mother standing and dressed in an elegant kimono, clutching a fan, a child at her feet holding up a toy boat, and child, signed on the base Chikamasa, 14cm (5½in) high; the second an old couple with their grandson, the man seated and about to smoke his pipe, a basket overbrimming with eggplants at his feet, his wife standing at his side with an axe, holding a pomegranate for the young boy reaching up for the fruit, signed Shinsai in a red-lacquer reserve, 11cm (4 3/8in), with a separate wood stand; the third an old man with his grandson strapped on his back, holding a branch of ripe persimmons, unsigned; 9.6cm (3¾in) high. (4).