A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE LION DOG GROUP 19TH CENTURY Carved as a recumbent mother and pup, both with long bushy tails, the spines and manes well defined, the stone of an even pale tone with paler inclusions, with a wood stand, 9cm. (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.