TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF RECUMBENT ANIMALS 18TH/19TH CENTURY One carved as a mythical beast with its mane and spine well defined, the other as a ram with its head turning to sinister, the stones with some darker inclusions, with a wood stand, 7cm and 6.5cm. (3) 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.