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Old 2nd May 2007, 04:17 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by tsubame1
Not to talk about modern-made swords/furnitures that are made in the same traditional way as the ancient ones making no break in the tradition.
A large part of japanese antiques are cheap junk in front of works by very
talented japanese modern makers.
Sometimes even werstern makers surpass lower lever antique ones.
I wonder how much this apply to other cultures as well...
I agree completely: some of my antiques are junk.
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