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En samling japanska miniatyrfigurer, så kallade netsuker, ärvda av en farmors bror, blev keramikern Edmund de Waals nyckel till den egna släktens dramatiska historia. Edmund de Waal berättar sin släkts spännande historia genom att följa dessa nets...

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264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox: potter Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. Later, when Edmund inherited the 'netsuke', they unlock...

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The history of ceramic art is ingrained in the history of mankind. Clay is one of the very first materials 'invented' by man. An essential part of our lives it has been moulded, thrown, glazed, decorated and fired for over 30,000 years in order to...

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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo ...

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Having spent 30 years making beautiful pots, de Waal has a particular sense of the secret lives of objects. When he inherited a collection of 264 tiny Japanese wood and ivory carvings, he wanted to know who had touched and held them, and how the c...

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THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Toky...

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** A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller ** "Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first" A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of...

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A tragic family history told in a collection of imaginary letters to a famed collector, Moise de Camondo Letters to Camondo is a collection of imaginary letters from Edmund de Waal to Moise de Camondo, the banker and art collector who created a sp...

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This essential introduction to one of the most popular and challenging art forms of our time charts the development of ceramics in the modern age, from Art Nouveau, Art Deco, the Bauhaus and Futurism, through Abstract Expressionism, Pop and Perfor...

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Published to mark the display of library of exile at the British Museum, this beautifully produced new book reflects on the themes raised by de Waal's thought-provoking work of art. The introduction from Hartwig Fischer, Director of the British Mu...

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** A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller **"e;Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first"e;A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of...

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63 rue de Monceau, ParisDear friend, As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well. Count Mo se de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered...

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63 rue de Monceau, Paris Dear friend, As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well. Count Moise de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountere...

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This book was written by the author of the award-winning author of 'Hare with the Amber Eyes' Edmund de Waal and includes full colour illustrations of all Leach's best-known work. This book features a new foreword putting the book in context since...

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This third volume in the Frick Diptych series offers fresh insight into a pair of candelabra that represent the pinnacle of luxury and taste in the years prior to the French Revolution. Vignon tells the fascinating story of these objects that are ...

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Die erweiterte Schmuckausgabe im Taschenbuch Japanische Miniatur-Schnitzereien aus Holz und Elfenbein - 264 Netsuke - liegen in der Vitrine des britischen Töpfers Edmund de Waal, Nachkomme der jüdischen Familie Ephrussi aus Odessa. Wie sie dorthin...

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Vom Autor des internationalen Bestsellers Der Hase mit den Bernsteinaugen Porzellan - das weiße Gold - ist Edmund de Waals Berufung und Leidenschaft. Seitdem er als Siebzehnjähriger zum ersten Mal Porzellanerde in die Hand bekam, arbeitet er mit ...

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Eine der großen literarischen Entdeckungen des Jahres 2011 war "Der Hase mit den Bernsteinaugen". Edmund de Waal, Nachkomme der jüdischen Familie Ephrussi, erzählt darin von 264 Netsuke, kostbare Miniatur-Schnitzereien aus Japan, die er ...

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Wie in seinem Bestseller "Der Hase mit den Bernsteinaugen" beweist Edmund de Waal hier seine großartige Fähigkeit, Privates und Historisches ineinanderfließen zu lassen. Es war in Japan, als Edmund de Waal mit 17 das erste Mal Porzellane...

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The sea of flowers he presented in the courtyard of Somerset House during the 2012 Olympic Games in London made him and his art famous on the international stage: the Chilean sculptor Fernando Casasempere (*1958 in Santiago, Chile) placed ten thou...

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Porzellan ist das Material des englischen Künstlers Edmund de Waal (*1964). Daraus erschafft er filigrane Gefäße und Stücke, die er präzise in eigens dafür konstruierten Vitrinen platziert. Das Porzellan ist aufgelad...

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Mas de doscientas figuritas de madera y marfil, ninguna de ellas mayor que una caja de cerillas, son el origen de este fascinante libro en el que Edmund de Waal describe el viaje que han hecho a lo largo de los anos. Un viaje lleno de aventuras, d...

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Mes de dues-centes figuretes de fusta i d'ivori, cap d'elles mes gran que una capsa de llumins, son l'origen d'aquest fascinant llibre en que Edmund de Waal descriu el viatge que han fet al llarg dels anys. Un viatge ple d'aventures, de guerra, d'...

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Den världsberömde keramikern och författaren Edmund de Waal tar oss här med på en lika spännande som initierad resa in i porslinets värld. Den vita vägen är hans personliga och fascinerande berättelse om de människor som skapade porslinet, levde f...

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Descendent al familiei Ephrussi ce facea parte din marea burghezie europeana, Edmund de Waal mosteneste o colectie de 264 de netsuke, sculpturi japoneze din fildes sau din lemn, nu mai mari decat o cutie de chibrituri. Gandul ca au trecut prin ata...

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