The Hare with Amber Eyes; Signed [signed]

Physical description; 354 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm. Contents; Paris (1871-1899) -- Vienna (1899-1938) -- Vienna Kov¨ecses, Tunbridge Wells, Vienna (1938-1947) -- Tokyo (1947-2001) -- Tokyo, Odessa, London (2001-2009). Summary; 264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined. Subjects; De Waal, Edmund. Ephrussi family. Ephrussi, Charles (1849-1905). De Waal, Edmund - Travel - Europe. De Waal, Edmund - Family. Ephrussi, Charles (1849-1905) - Art collections. De Waal, Edmund. De Waal, Edmund (1964-). Ephrussi, Charles (1849-1905). De Waal family. Ephrussi family - History. Netsukes. Jewish families - Europe - History. Jewish bankers - Europe - Biography. Jewish businesspeople - Europe - Biography. Art - Collectors and collecting - Europe - Biography. Netsukes - Private collections - England - London. Jewish families - Europe - History. Netsukes - Private collections - Europe. Biography. Art and Design. Tokyo. Odessa. Paris. Vienna. Biographies. Genealogy. Jews. netsuke. collecting. Biography & autobiography ; Carving & carvings. Biography & Autobiography / General. Genres; Biography. Historical fiction. Illustrated.