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“They (the seals) both read “crazy for bronze, stone and earth (jinshitupi)”
They are a word play in Chinese on the better-known expression of “crazy for bronze and
stone (jinshipi)”
「 閒章刻「金石土癖」四字，靈感來自「金石癖」一詞，此詞雖然多
指碑帖書法，然而加上「土」字成為「金石土癖」，用來形容馬克
林收藏也是別有雅趣。 」

Fig. 1 The MacLean residence, Downtown Chicago, Illinois Fig. 2 Seals carved for the MacLean Collection
圖一 馬克林居宅内景 圖二 馬克林收藏之閒章

wonderful to watch as Barry describes Chinese bronze 巴里先生收藏青銅器另有一獨特原因。先生是一位工 I began working with the MacLean family in early 我於 2004 年初開始與馬克林家族合作。彼時他們把
vessels; his hands go up and he enthusiastically outlines 程師，幾十年來一直從事金屬器製造業，涉及金屬製 2004. At the time, I was provided with this new empty 一座空蕩蕩、新落成的博物館大樓和一個裝滿了木箱
vessel shapes while talking about patina, fabrication and 造過程包括製模、鑄造、鍛造和精加工。先生對於技 museum building and a warehouse full of crates. It took 的倉庫交了給我。此後室內佈置和室外景觀空間的修
function. The Chinese names of these shapes were all 術知識有著一手經驗，如為普通緊固件製造螺母和螺 some five plus years to install the interior and exterior 整與完善用了大約五年多的時間。至2009 年，博物
collected as were many examples by the arguably first 栓，為汽車製造專用鎖緊螺母、錨或車輪螺母，以至 spaces including landscaping and these were beautifully 館的建築景觀留影在了攝影師米歇爾•利特文精美的
collector and connoisseur of ancient Chinese bronzes the 為具有複雜熱能和輻射耐受要求的核潛艇製造合金緊 photographed in 2009 by Michelle Litvin. 作品之中。
Huizong emperor (r. 1100-25) in the early twelfth century. 固件均有涵蓋。先生充分理解生產品質優良的金屬器 Barry has always made the collections available to
Huizong had scholars search out the locus classicus 所需要的精良化學及合金技術，金屬品重複使用度 visiting scholars and the museum has always been 巴里先生非常歡迎學者造訪，博物館也一直對公眾開
of every vessel type creating the first typology of this 高，有些禮器因儀式所需常經重複加熱，有些為樂器 open to the public, by appointment. There have been 放預約參觀。這裡曾經有小學生穿梭嬉戲，尋找動植
material. Barry too has always been drawn to shape. 則需要重複敲擊以發清響。另以武器為例，其材料需 K-12 students hunting for animal and botanical motifs 物紋飾；有大學生於高校博物館策展馬克林藝術品收
But there is another factor in the collecting of bronze 要一定的強度張力來保持尖銳，但也必須有足夠的柔 throughout the building, to university students curating 藏展覽；亦有學者前來進行深度研究。「為求知而求
for Barry. He is an engineer by training and had 韌度以抵抗撞擊。這些專業經驗讓他對金屬製造技術 small exhibitions of MacLean objects at their school 知」是馬克林家族在收藏中始終貫徹的核心價值，我
manufactured using metals as a vocation for many 理解精深，所以一直對中國古代青銅器製造、鑄造和 museums, to scholars coming to study the collections 在逾十七年前開始為馬克林收藏工作時，其中一個任
decades. The processes of his metals manufacturing 鎏金的複雜工藝及先進技術深感讚歎，而他亦欣賞青 in depth. The seeking of “knowledge for knowledge’s 務便是建立一個可搜尋的數據庫，並撰寫出版其亞洲
business included fabricating molds, casting, forging, and 銅器在特定濕度、土壤等氧化條件下積累形成之五彩 sake” are values the MacLean family continues through 藝術品收藏。巴里先生珍視每件藏品背後的故事，於
finishing. His technical knowledge comes from first-hand 斑斕的鏽色。 this collection and part of my mission when I started at 我這意味著我將和業界學者一同編寫一系列的收藏目
experience, making nuts and bolts for ordinary fasteners, the MacLean Collection more than seventeen years ago 錄。為了此收藏的首本著作《The MacLean Collection:
specialized lock nuts, anchors or wheel nuts for cars 2003 年，巴里先生開始為其亞洲藝術品收藏興建博 was creating a searchable database and publishing the Chinese Ritual Bronzes》（2010年），我邀請了中國考
or alloyed fasteners made for nuclear submarines with 物館。該博物館位於芝加哥北岸，建築設計由芝加哥 Asian collections. Barry understood that every object 古學家張立東（現任河南大學教授）合作。張教授在
complex requirements of heat and radiation tolerances. 建築師拉里•布斯操刀，於2004 年 1 月竣工，之後 had a story to tell and this meant, in my mind, a series 北京大學取得考古學博士學位，當時正在芝加哥大
He understands about getting the proper chemistry 馬克林亞洲藝術品收藏便長駐於此。博物館設計獨 of collection catalogues written by myself and a variety 學巫鴻先生指導下攻讀第二個博士學位，主修藝術
and mix of an alloy and the tolerance requirements of a 特，巧用中國傳統建築比例和外露的斗拱結構，建築 of specialist colleagues. For the first collection book 史。 我的想法是將藝術史學家（我本人）和考古學
finished metal product that is designed to be repeatedly 包含五個展廳、一個兩層高的開放式庫房以及一個供 entitled The MacLean Collection: Chinese Ritual Bronzes 家（立東）的觀點相結合，則可以更獨特、引人入勝
heated, as in ritual practice, or to be struck repeatedly 訪客休息的閒居 （圖三及四）。 (2010), I approached the Chinese archaeologist Zhang 且全面的方式展現收藏。我們的夢之隊還包括來自陝
to make a pure sound, for an instrument. Weapons for Lidong (currently Professor, Henan University) who had 西的董紅衛，專職手繪原尺寸的線描圖，以及曾任職
example require ductility and tensile strength to hold gotten his doctorate in archaeology at Beijing University 山東考古研究所的劉善沂，親力製作藏品細節和銘文
a hard edge but must also be soft enough to absorb a and was getting a second doctorate in art history at the 的拓片；再加上負責攝影的布魯斯•懷特、負責設計
blow. His experience provides a precise understanding of University of Chicago under the guidance of Wu Hung. 的喬娜•邁亞雷利和來自The Actualizers 的艾米•庫
technical systems. Barry has always been amazed by the I felt the combination of approaches of the art historian 珀統籌製作，攜手完成了一本獲獎著作。它為後來
sophisticated processes and advanced skills in bronze (myself) and an archaeologist (Lidong) would make 完成的五本書立下了非常高的標準：獨立策展人凱
making, casting and gilding that were found in ancient for a uniquely engaging and thorough presentation
China. He also appreciates the chemistry involved with in the book. We then put together a dream team for
oxidation under particular conditions of moisture and book production hiring Dong Hongwei from Shaanxi
soil exposure that encourages the beautiful rich patina province to make full scale hand-drawn line drawings
created over time found on these bronzes. and Liu Shanyi formerly of the Shandong Archaeological
In 2003 a dedicated museum was constructed on Institute to make rubbings of details and inscriptions.
Barry’s property on the north shore of Chicago to house And combined with Bruce White for the photography,
the Asian art collections. The MacLean Collection of Giona Maiarelli for the design and Aimee Cooper of The
Asian art is primarily housed in a building completed in Actualizers for the production management we made
January 2004 and designed by Larry Booth of Chicago. an award-winning book. This set a high standard for the
A purpose-built set of structures that were meant to hint five books to follow; Protecting Wisdom: Tibetan Book
at traditional Chinese architecture in proportions and Covers from the MacLean Collection (2012) written
exposed roof support systems the building contains five by Dr. Kathryn Selig Brown (Independent Curator)
galleries, a two-floor open storage and a small apartment Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps (2014),
for visitors (figs 3 and 4).

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