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The shell is opened, the snail is wounded, a grain is placed in its slimy substance, and it is thrown back into the sea. The injured animal begins to create in its agony: it creates pearls. This is the Japanese pearl. Most artists are such aggrieved animals. Foreign material falls into his soul, and he begins to create for artificial excitement. What he creates in this way is exactly like the real thing in terms of material and structure. Only the origin is different. Only an exceptional and chosen specimen can extract a genuine pearl from itself, without artificial intervention. This is the rarest, most valuable phenomenon. But only the specialist can perceive the difference.

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The shell is opened, the snail is wounded, a grain is placed in its slimy substance, and it is thrown back into the sea. The injured animal begins to create in its agony: it creates pearls. This is the Japanese pearl. Most artists are such aggrieved animals. Foreign material falls into his soul, and he begins to create for artificial excitement. What he creates in this way is exactly like the real thing in terms of material and structure. Only the origin is different. Only an exceptional and chosen specimen can extract a genuine pearl from itself, without artificial intervention. This is the rarest, most valuable phenomenon. But only the specialist can perceive the difference.

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Hungarian

"A kagylót felnyitják, a csigát megsebzik, szemcsét helyeznek nyálkás anyagába, s visszadobják a tengerbe. A sértett állat kínjában alkotni kezd: gyöngyöt alkot. Ez a japán gyöngy. A legtöbb művész is ilyen sértett állat. Idegen anyag hull lelkébe, mesterséges izgatásra kezd alkotni. Amit így teremt, anyagra és szerkezetre egészen olyan, mint az igazi. Csak eredete más. Igazgyöngyöt önmagából, mesterséges beavatkozás nélkül csak a kivételes és választott példány tud kitermelni. Ez a legritkább, legértékesebb tünemény. De a különbséget csak a szakember érzékeli."

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