19th or 20th century, one is shaped like a melon with incised decoration of gourds and vines together with ornate butterflies, and the second box is red lacquer and shaped like a persimmon with gilt stem to top center, incised decoration with swastika symbols representing life or birth, ruyi scepters, bats and vines with gourds.

8.5 x 12.5 (largest)

Wear and loss to gilt to veins on melon box; cracking to black lacquer on the interior and possible repairs to joining rim; persimmon box has wear and loss to black lacquer decoration on cover; repair to stem finial; some cracking and possible repair to interior black lacquer surface.