THREE CHINESE CELADON AND BLACK JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS MING/QING DYNASTY Comprising: a recumbent deer holding a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, a single horned mythical beast crouching with its head raised, the third depicting two reclining badgers with a green glass bead, with a wood stand, 9cm. (4) 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.