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The hare with the amber eyes : a hidden inheritance / Edmund de Waal

This narrative traces the history of a collection of Japanese netsuke across five generations of a prominent family. It follows the objects from nineteenth-century Paris and Vienna to post-war Japan, documenting their survival through major historical upheavals.

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Accession Number: 11902

Site: Vernon O Content

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