"Tradition" is not a thing of the past. It is something that is created moment by moment through the present self. - Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 - 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto
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「伝統」とは、過去ではない。瞬間、瞬間に現在の自分を通して創り上げてゆくものである。 - 岡本太郎 (1911 - 1996): 『岡本太郎の眼』
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