A CHINESE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A BIRD 17TH/18TH CENTURY The bird resting with its two legs folded under the body, the wings tucked against its sides, with a curling plume rising above its neck, the stone of a yellowish green tone with dark brown and russet inclusions, with a reticulated wood stand, 9.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Brian Tisdall (1934-2008) and Christa Tisdall (1936-88) who lived in Hong Kong from the early 1960s until 1987. Their collection was mostly formed in Hong Kong in the 1970s, they were advised by James C Y Watt and Brian McElney. James C Y Watt is a well known expert in early Chinese jades; Brian McElney is a renowned collector and connoisseur who founded the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath.