each of flattened double-gourd form, one side worked with the characters tian xi ('heavenly bliss') in seal script on the upper and lower bulbs respectively, all enclosed within stylised foliate scrolls, the reverse similarly inscribed with da ji ('great happiness') in regular script, pierced near the top with an aperture, the stones of white colour with light russet patches

In good condition. One with a minor polished area to one of the scrolls on the small bulb. Some minute insignificant nibbling along the extremities.
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