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A comment on Hokusai's 'Great Wave' features on new Japanese banknotes. Parent comment

Re:Hokusai's 'Great Wave' features on new Japanese banknotes by MattPalmer1086 on Sunday June 16, 2024 @04:50AM (#40695645)
It's an interesting question. That it does have value seems unquestionable to me and I suspect to most people.

Seeing an original work by an artist always makes more of an impression on me than just seeing a representation of it.

Being in the presence of something of significance weaves it into your personal history. Does it make you part of a grander narrative somehow? I have felt a kind of awe to witness something that is great in person. But I don't really know why it has the value it does.

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Re:Hokusai's 'Great Wave' features on new Japanese banknotes by downboots on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:10AM (#40702235)
That's what I was wondering. If it is self-aggrandizing vanity. I guess it really comes down to personal meaning and preference. Other commenters brought up the valid point of increased sensory bandwidth or curation. Interesting to think about.
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