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It was also with Mary that William Burrell shared his love of art, including 威廉·布瑞爾爵士有五名妹妹，其中尤其鍾愛年紀最小的瑪麗·布瑞爾
Chinese art, and it is highly probable that it was from Mary’s collection (1873-1964年)。1894年瑪麗21歲生日之際，威廉·布瑞爾便委託著名藝術家
that the current brush pot originates. Research by Susan Stephen
(the goddaughter of Sir William’s only daughter – Marion, later known 約翰·拉弗里（John Lavery，1856-1941年）為她畫肖像畫。威廉·布瑞爾更
as Sylvia, Burrell) and interviews with Mary Burrell’s daughter and 與瑪麗分享對藝術的熱愛，包括中國藝術。自家族後人之學術研究及訪談
granddaughter – Ruth Mackenzie and Mona Dickinson, respectively 中可得知瑪麗對藝術不僅有相同的熱忱，更天賦慧眼，因此威廉·布瑞爾
– have brought to light the extent to which Mary shared her brother’s 非常重視她的意見，更會與她同行旅遊尋找珍寶。瑪麗的女兒露絲·
passion for art and aided him in his collecting (see S.M.O. Stephen,
Collector’s Daughter – The Untold Burrell Story, Glasgow Museums, 麥肯齊回憶起這段過往，稱其搭檔組合為“狩獵雙人組”。（參見 S.M.O.
Glasgow, 2014; The Herald, 11th October 1997, and Lee Randall, 史蒂芬，《收藏家的女兒—布瑞爾鮮為人知的故事》，格拉斯哥博物館，
The Scotsman, 1st December 2011. For further discussion see Rosemary 格拉斯哥，2014年；《先驅報》，1997年10月11日；及 Lee Randall，《蘇格
Scott, ‘The Unexpected Chinese Ceramic Collection of Sir William 蘭人》，2011年12月1日。另見蘇玫瑰，“威廉·布瑞爾爵士(1861-1958)令
Burrell (1861-1958)’, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, vol. 85, 人驚艷的中國陶瓷收藏”，《東方陶瓷學會彙刊》，卷 85，倫敦，2022年 –
London, 2022 – in press).
印刷中。）
Mrs Mackenzie has recalled visiting Sir William with her mother 據記載，瑪麗常獨自為威廉·布瑞爾找尋藝術品。在協助兄長擴大其收藏
(Mary) and noted that William and Mary had bought items for Burrell’s 之餘，瑪麗同時建立了自己的藝術珍藏，類別亦含有中國陶瓷與玉器。瑪麗
collection together while they were travelling on the continent. She 的非凡品味及“發掘古董之高超眼力”為大眾留下深刻印象。凡到訪過瑪莉
described them as ‘hunting as a pair’. It is also recorded that Mary used
to look out for antiques that William might like and send him a telegram 家的賓客無不被她所藏之藝術品為之震撼，尤其一對置於繪畫室門兩側的
if she saw something that might interest him. Although Mary’s funds 中國瓷瓶。倫敦邦瀚斯於2011年拍出一只康熙灑藍釉礬紅鯉魚紋棒槌瓶正
were more modest than her brother’s, she also collected on her own 是源自瑪麗·布瑞爾的收藏。依此推論，以本拍品之稀罕且精細工藝來看，
behalf, including Chinese ceramics and jade. Mary, who married one 來源亦應為瑪麗·布瑞爾珍藏。
of William Burrell’s close friends (Ralston Mitchell), is remembered as
having very good taste and ‘a wonderful for eye for spotting antiques’,
and William Burrell greatly valued her judgement. Those who visited
Mary’s home were struck by her beautiful acquisitions, and especially
by a fine pair of Chinese porcelain vases, which stood on either side
of the door to her drawing room. In 2011 a handsome Kangxi rouleau
vase decorated with carp from Mary’s collection was sold in London by
Bonhams. It would have been entirely in keeping that the current rare
and delicately painted brush pot should have come from the collection of
Mary Burrell.

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