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Wolfgang Ruf’s kimono collection

Wolfgang Ruf's collection includes planes and warships and attack scenes. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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Kimonos reveal Japanese wartime history

This content was published on “The first time I came across a catalogue of war kimonos I was fascinated. I fell in love with them instantly. I had no idea they existed,” explained Wolfgang Ruf, an art dealer from Beckenried, near Lucerne. The German-Swiss dual national told swissinfo.ch, “As a German I have always felt guilty about the Second World…

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