THREE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS OF BOYS QING DYNASTY Each depicting a smiling child holding a sprig of lingzhi or lotus, the stones ranging from grey and russet to black, with white mottling and darker markings, 8cm max. (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.