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AN INTRODUCTION



                   序言

                   DR. RICHARD PEGG, DIRECTOR & CURATOR OF ASIAN ART, MACLEAN COLLECTION
                   彭銳查博士
                   馬克林收藏亞洲藝術部主任兼策展人                                                                                                                               Fig. 1 Seals carved for the MacLean Collection
                   LOTS 240-250                                                                                                                                   圖一 馬克林收藏之閒章





                   In the early 1970s, Barry L. MacLean began to collect ancient pottery   巴里•馬克林先生於1970 年代初開始收集世界各                         and finishing and, in turn, Barry has always been amazed by the   深感讚歎，而他亦欣賞青銅器在特定濕度、土壤等
                   from all over the world. Over time, he made more and more trips to   地的高古陶瓷，後因商務關係，往來亞洲日漸頻                               sophisticated processes and advanced skills in bronze making,   氧化條件下積累形成之五彩斑斕的鏽色。
                   Asia for business, and began to narrow the focus to material from   繁，開始專注收藏東亞及東南亞古代藝術品，隨後                               casting and gilding that were found in ancient China. He also
                                                                                                                                                                                              巴里先生珍視每件藏品背後的故事，於我這意味
                   East and Southeast Asia. This, in turn, led to collecting ancient   發展至收藏高古青銅器，再進一步擴展至收藏石雕                               appreciates the chemistry involved with oxidization under particular
                                                                                                                                                                                              著我將和業界學者一同編寫一系列的收藏目錄。
                   bronzes from those regions, with objects sourced through a wide   和建築構件，其收藏的古代藝術品多來自國際知名                                 conditions of moisture and soil exposure that encourages the
                                                                                                                                                                                              為了此收藏的首本著作《The MacLean Collection:
                   range of dealers and auction houses all around the world.  的古董商和拍賣行。                                                     beautiful rich patina created over time found on these bronzes.
                                                                                                                                                                                              Chinese Ritual Bronzes》（2010年），我邀請了中國
                   Just over five thousand objects, and some fifty years later, the   歷經五十餘載，馬克林亞洲藝術品收藏現有超過                                 Barry understood that every object had a story to tell and this meant,   考古學家張立東（現任河南大學教授）合作。張教
                   MacLean Collection of Asian art consists of perhaps 55 percent   五千件珍品，當中大約百分之五十五為中國藝術                                   in my mind, a series of collection catalogues written by myself and a   授在北京大學取得考古學博士學位，當時正在芝加
                   Chinese objects and 40 percent Southeast Asian objects, with the   品、百分之四十為東南亞藝術品，其餘則來自亞洲                                variety of specialist colleagues. For the first collection book entitled   哥大學巫鴻先生指導下攻讀第二個博士學位，主修
                   remainder being from other parts of Asia. Over the decades, the   其他地區。此收藏在過去幾十年來專注於陶瓷、                                  The MacLean Collection: Chinese Ritual Bronzes (2010), I approached   藝術史。 我的想法是將藝術史學家（我本人）和
                   collection stayed primarily focused in these three media; pottery,   青銅和石雕三個門類。以下閒章根據上述概念製                               the Chinese archeologist Zhang Lidong (currently Professor, Henan   考古學家（立東）的觀點相結合，則可以更獨特、
                   bronze and stone. With that in mind, these seals were made in 2005   於2005年，刻文既形容藏品，也是對藏家的描述                             University), who had gotten his doctorate in archeology at Beijing   引人入勝且全面的方式展現收藏。我們的六人夢之
                   as a kind of Chinese nickname for the collection and the collector   （圖一）。                                               University and was getting a second doctorate in art history at the   隊攜手完成了一本獲獎著作。它為後來完成的五本
                   (fig. 1).                                                                                                                University of Chicago under the guidance of Wu Hung. We then put   書立下了非常高的標準：獨立策展人凱瑟琳•塞
                                                                      閒章刻「金石土癖」四字，靈感來自「金石癖」一
                   They both read “crazy for bronze, stone and earth (jinshitupi)” They   詞。十九世紀初，該詞彙多指碑帖書法及收藏書法                            together a dream team for book production and we made an award-  利格•布朗博士所著的《Protecting Wisdom: Tibetan
                   are a word play in Chinese on the better-known expression of “crazy   之風氣，然而加上「土」字成為「金石土癖」，用                             winning book. This set a high standard for the five books to follow;   Book Covers from the MacLean Collection》（2012
                   for bronze and stone (jinshipi),” that became associated with the   來形容馬克林收藏也是別有雅趣。                                      Protecting Wisdom: Tibetan Book Covers from the MacLean Collection   年）；《Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps
                   stele (bei) and rubbing (tie) schools of calligraphy collecting and                                                      (2012) written by Dr. Kathryn Selig Brown (Independent Curator),   》（2014年）；與尹彤云博士（曾任馬克林藝術收
                                                                      一個收藏家的收藏慾望往往是天性使然，可說是寫                                                Cartographic Traditions in East Asian Maps (2014), Highlights of   藏博物館副策展人，現任哈恩博物館科夫林亞洲藝
                   calligraphy practice in the early nineteenth century, to which I added
                                                                      在基因裡的。巴里先生的收藏海涵亞洲藝術品、地                                                Asian Art: MacLean Collection (2016) co-written with Dr. Yin Tongyun   術策展人）聯合撰寫的電子書《Highlights of Asian
                   a third category of earth (tu). This along with the logo became part of
                                                                      圖、古董工具、復古海報、錫製玩具等等，雖然                                                 (former Associate Curator, MacLean Collection and current Cofrin   Art: MacLean Collection》（2016年）；《Mary Ann’s
                   the early MacLean Collection branding.
                                                                      先生從未正式修讀中國文化學科，也不會閱讀漢                                                 Curator of Asian Art, Harn Museum), Mary Ann’s Garden (2017), and   Garden》（2017年）；以及與尹彤云博士及韋正博
                   The answer to why some individuals are passionate about collecting   字，但他一直被中國藝術品之美所吸引。先生眼光                              The MacLean Collection: Early to Medieval Chinese Pottery (2022)   士（北京大學）合著的《The MacLean Collection:
                   comes down to essentially something hard-wired at birth, part of a   獨到，總是可以發現出眾之物，尤為中國古代器型                              with Dr. Yin Tongyun and Dr. Wei Zheng (Beijing University).  Early to Medieval Chinese Pottery》（2022年）。
                   collector’s DNA.  Barry was never formally trained in Chinese culture   多變且各負其名的青銅器深深著迷。巴里先生對中
                   and cannot read Chinese characters and yet he has been driven to   國青銅器的描述極具風格，他會舉起雙手，一邊興                                Since 2004, the MacLean Collection has generated seven books,   自 2004 年以來，馬克林藝術收藏先後出版了 7 本
                   collect these fantastic Chinese objects. Barry is always drawn to the   奮地勾勒出器物的形狀，一邊談論青銅器的包漿、                           thirteen exhibitions and lent objects to another six, trained over   著作，舉辦13個展覽，對外借展 6次，培訓逾 15名
                   myriad shapes of ancient Chinese bronzes and it is always wonderful   製法和功能。                                             fifteen interns and awarded a dozen map fellowships in an effort to   實習生並授出十餘項地圖研究相關獎學金，以培養
                   to watch as Barry describes Chinese bronze vessels; his hands go   巴里先生收藏青銅器另有一獨特原因。先生是一位                                train future specialists and enthusiasts. The ambition behind the   未來的專家和學者。 收藏背後的目標，是探尋可
                   up and he enthusiastically outlines vessel shapes while talking about   工程師，幾十年來一直從事金屬器製造業，涉及金                           collection has been to seek the best and most unique examples that   供展示和研究的最佳以及最獨特範例，從而對增進
                   patina, fabrication and function.                                                                                        can be displayed and investigated, thus ultimately contributing to the   學者、鑑賞家和公眾的知識做出貢獻。至此，我們
                                                                      屬製造過程包括製模、鑄造、鍛造和精加工。先生                                                knowledge of scholars, connoisseurs and the general public. Our time   享受和研究這些藝術品的時間即將告一段落，希望
                   There is also another factor in the collecting of bronze for Barry.   充分理解生產品質優良的金屬器所需要的精良化學                             to enjoy and consider these objects has ended for now and our hope   它們的繼任藏家會和我們一樣深愛這些珍品。
                   He is an engineer by training and had manufactured using metals   及合金技術，金屬品重複使用度高。這些專業經驗                                 is that their new caretakers will appreciate them as deeply.
                   as a vocation for many decades. The processes of his metals   讓他對金屬製造技術理解精深，所以一直對中國古
                   manufacturing business included fabricating molds, casting, forging,   代青銅器製造、鑄造和鎏金的複雜工藝及先進技術










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