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gave Burke the nickname "姫 (hime)" which translates to "princess" due to her modesty, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity, which at the time were attributes associated with the aristocracy. One other title that Burke was given was the title "The Mother of
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Burke and her spouse began to collect
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also presented an exhibition of the collection, which at the time was the only exhibit of a private collection of
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following her death, as she had announced previously in 2006. On March 16, 2015 the two museums jointly announced the details of their respective bequests.
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