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Fig. 3 The MacLean Collection Asian Art Museum, 2009 Fig. 4 The MacLean Collection Asian Art Museum, 2009 Barry MacLean, 2011
圖三 馬克林收藏亞洲藝術博物館，2009年 圖四 馬克林收藏亞洲藝術博物館，2009年 巴里•馬克林，2011年

Highlights of Asian Art: MacLean Collection (2016) an 瑟琳•塞利格•布朗博士所著的《Protecting Wisdom: chemical and thermoluminescence (TL) testing. 歷時一個月對這些藏品進行了顯微鏡、紫外線、X 光
E-book co-written with Dr. Yin Tongyun (former Associate Tibetan Book Covers from the MacLean Collection》 Barry would come by every other day or so to see about 及X 光熒光光譜（XRF）檢視，以及化學和熱釋光
Curator, MacLean Collection and current Cofrin Curator （2012年）；《Cartographic Traditions in East Asian progress and what new discoveries had been made. And （TL）測試。巴里先生當時每兩天左右就會過來看
of Asian Art, Harn Museum), Mary Ann’s Garden (2017), Maps 》（2014年）；與尹彤云博士（曾任馬克林藝 there have been over forty Chinese specialists who have 看研究進展及最新發現。此外還有共四十餘位中國專
and The MacLean Collection: Early to Medieval Chinese 術收藏博物館副策展人，現任哈恩博物館科夫林亞洲 come to look closely at the bronzes. 家先後前來進行青銅器研究。
Pottery (2022) also with Dr. Yin Tongyun and Dr. Wei 藝術策展人）聯合撰寫的電子書《Highlights of Asian
Zheng (Beijing University). Art: MacLean Collection》（2016年）；《Mary Ann’s Since 2004, the MacLean Collection has generated seven 自 2004 年以來，馬克林藝術收藏先後出版了 7 本著
books, thirteen exhibitions and lent objects to another
After the Chinese bronzes book project of primarily Garden》（2017年）；以及與尹彤云博士及韋正博士 six, trained over fifteen interns and awarded a dozen map 作，舉辦13個展覽，對外借展 6次，培訓逾 15名實習
central plains bronzes was completed, another strength （北京大學）合著的《The MacLean Collection: Early fellowships in an effort to train future specialists and 生並授出十餘項地圖研究相關獎學金，以培養未來的
of the bronze collections was explored. These were the to Medieval Chinese Pottery》（2022年）。 enthusiasts. The ambition behind the collection has been 專家和學者。 收藏背後的目標，是探尋可供展示和
bronzes of the Chinese historical region of Nanyue, that to seek the best and most unique examples that can be 研究的最佳以及最獨特範例，從而對增進學者、鑑賞
included the Dian, Kunming and Erhai bronze cultures 以中原青銅器為主的中國青銅器文獻項目完成之後， displayed and investigated, thus ultimately contributing 家和公眾的知識做出貢獻。至此，我們享受和研究這
located in today’s Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, the 我們的研究重點移至本青銅收藏的另一個強項：來自 to the knowledge of scholars, connoisseurs and the 些藝術品的時間即將告一段落，希望它們的繼任藏家
Karen culture of the Shan States in today’s eastern 中國古代南越地區的青銅器。南越包括位於現今雲南 general public. Our time to enjoy and consider these 會和我們一樣深愛這些珍品。
Myanmar and the Dongson bronze culture of today’s 及廣西兩省的滇、昆明和洱海青銅文化、位於現今緬 objects has ended for now and our hope is that their new
northern Vietnam. Extensive scientific analysis was 甸東部的撣邦克倫文化和現今越南北部的東山青銅文 caretakers will appreciate them as deeply.
conducted on more than two hundred of these additional 化。我們對這批共超過兩百件的青銅器進行詳細的科
bronzes. In 2011 Tom Chase, formerly bronze conservator 學分析，史密森尼學會弗里爾美術館前青銅器修復師
of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution and 湯姆•蔡斯和獨立科學家馬克•拉斯穆森於2011 年
Mark Rassmussen, an independent scientist, spent
a month examining bronzes using microscopy, black
light analysis, x-ray, x-ray fluorescence (XRF), as well as

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