A group of three moss agate containers


Republic periodIncluding a pair of circular libation cups on tall feet, each carved with a pair of dragon handles and a band of raised bosses on the exterior walls (one cup cracked); the second a bowl of uneven oval silhouette, carved as a partially opened lotus leaf with curling edges emerging from a reticulated stem that forms the foot with lotus flowers and leaves rising up the walls to support a pair of tiny birds on one side. 4 1/4in (11cm) length across handles of cups5 3/8in (13.7cm) length across bowl