Prof Kitagawa's ref to the Taoist Zhuangzi on takumigokoro
(匠心, ~the maker Soul) needs fleshing out:
According to the referenced legend, the carpenter Lu Ban excels at building intricate but useful wooden structures (~ MOFs). Ntheless this striving after usefulness impedes his craft- he will not be able to attain the immortality he ultimately seeks.
Zhuangzi muses that Lu Ban fails to appreciate the "usefulness of the useless"
(Zz turns out wrong-- Lu Ban was later deified by craftsmen)
According to the referenced legend, the carpenter Lu Ban excels at building intricate but useful wooden structures (~ MOFs). Ntheless this striving after usefulness impedes his craft- he will not be able to attain the immortality he ultimately seeks. Zhuangzi muses that Lu Ban fails to appreciate the "usefulness of the useless"
(Zz turns out wrong-- Lu Ban was later deified by craftsmen)