Beautiful Pendray knife as well as the price!!

tsubame1 · 2nd May 2007, 04:05 PM

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 western makers surpass lower lever antique ones.
I wonder how much this apply to other cultures as well...

Andrew · 2nd May 2007, 04:17 PM

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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.

tsubame1 · 2nd May 2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

I agree completely: some of my antiques are junk.

My first blade wasn't worthy even of the costs of the restoration...

2nd May 2007, 04:05 PM	#1
tsubame1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Magenta, Northern Italy Posts: 123	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 western makers surpass lower lever antique ones. I wonder how much this apply to other cultures as well... Last edited by tsubame1; 2nd May 2007 at 06:41 PM.