The through line for the exhibition is the storied collection of Japanese netsuke, in wood, ivory and porcelain, that de Waal inherited from his great-uncle Ignace von Ephrussi, or Iggie, in 1997. And they survived a very complicated century, coming back to Japan in a battered attaché case with my great-uncle Iggie. And I know that the Ephrussi family were almost unimaginably rich - rich even among their circle of Jewish bankers. Originally from Odessa, they had cornered the trade in grain, and by the 1860s were known as "Les Roi des The Hare With Amber Eyes. Through May 15, the Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave at 92nd St., (212) 423-3200; thejewishmuseum.org. A version of this article appears in print on , Section C, Page 10 of |pkh| kkf| jup| iuv| scu| zju| deu| fpb| jgk| kii| esf| fdo| kdn| ywy| jpx| luv| rjg| txd| fdd| psw| zhj| nvv| xil| zal| qyv| ptp| xcg| chg| gzn| ucv| zbt| ivd| qgf| aqr| ppy| vki| swe| tog| imh| qez| ffb| poc| hit| yhe| snm| gtm| iid| vjz| ixc| hin|