16th/17th century Comprising two archaistic two-handled cups, the first carved with a band of raised circular bosses on the body, both handles decorated with ruyi-head and geometric patterns, the stone of brownish-green tone with creamy white and russet flecks and inclusions, 13cm (5 3/4in) wide; the second decorated with a band of raised circular bosses below taotie masks and archaistic patterns, the handles carved on the flat tops with a taotie mask, the stone of a pale green tone with some russet veining, 12.7cm (5in) wide; the third vessel carved with two taotie masks below a key-fret border at the rim, separated by a handle issuing from a taotie mouth, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) diam. (3).