Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century The first a court musician, standing, his court robe decorated with clouds and sasarindo (gentian flowers), lifting his flute to his lips to play, signed in a inlaid red tablet Hideyuki, 16.6cm (6½in) high; the second an elderly ascetic, seated on a rocky outcrop of wood, holding a staff (missing) in one hand, the other lifting above his head a zushi (portable shrine) containing a small figure of Amida Buddha in meditation, signed Bi[...], 26.9cm (10 9/16in); the third a man standing, with a pleasant expression on his face, carrying a double bell and mallet, signed Shosai; 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high. (4).