TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF ANIMALS QING DYNASTY One a recumbent cat with its head turned to sinister, the other a toad with a sprig of millet in its mouth, with a wood stand, the stones of even pale tone, 4.5cm and 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.