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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The nightjar is listed as an amber species under the Red List for Birds, meaning it is a species of "conservation concern".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The effect transforms ordinary sunrises and sunsets into vivid displays, with glowing horizons and skies rich in gold, amber, and burnt orange, sometimes giving the landscape an almost surreal, otherworldly feel.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

She had a large amber ring on her middle finger.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman