SalaMarcos Posted March 15, 2021 Report Posted March 15, 2021 Dear friends, I hope you'll find interesting the following article I published last year and translated just yesterday. https://www.academia.edu/45515176/Study_on_the_monetary_value_of_Japanese_swords_and_their_fittings_during_the_Edo_period_1603_1868_ 4 1 Quote
Peter Bleed Posted March 15, 2021 Report Posted March 15, 2021 Marcos, This is a very interesting paper. Thank you! Many people are challenged by the idea that Japanese swords and fittings are - not mere craft - but "art". (I certainly am!) This paper helped me understand why and how sword values were managed. You may even be right! In any case, and as I said, Thank you! Peter 1 Quote
SalaMarcos Posted March 15, 2021 Author Report Posted March 15, 2021 Thank you Peter, I'm glad you like it. As you said, the difference between craft and art is a complicated question. For me, when you just copy without leaving any "fingerprint" you're a craftsman, then, when you think about composition, theme, chromatics...to create something new, not necessarily revolutionary, but with your own taste, then you become an artist. Quote
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