FIVE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS OF ANIMALS MING/QING DYNASTY Three carved as felines, two as birds crouching with their heads turned over their backs, the stones ranging from grey to russet brown and black, with three wood stands, 9.7cm. (8) 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.