TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVINGS 17TH/18TH CENTURY One formed as a lotus seed pod growing from a stem, with a bird perched on the side, the other as a fan-tailed fish, each with small areas of pale russet inclusions, 6.3cm and 6.5cm. (2) 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.