Red- and blue-stained ivory go stones with bachiru decoration (nos. 9 and 10)

Maker unknown · Ivory stained red or dark blue, with bachiru engraving · Dedicated to Tōdai-ji in 756 · Shōsō-in Treasures, North Section 25

Each stone is under two centimetres across. Find the bird holding a flower in fine white lines, then compare the red and dark-blue grounds.