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Top with sash
Gnyuki Torimaru (Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
British
1976
Medium/Technique
Viscose
Dimensions
Center back (Halter top): 99.1 cm (39 in.)
Length x width (sash): 260.4 x 22.9 cm (102 1/2 x 9 in.)
Length x width (sash): 260.4 x 22.9 cm (102 1/2 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2294.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGray halter neck, backless top with natural waist in front, draped back falling below derriere; with long black sash.
Interior label of top: "YUKI LONDON" black stitching on white label "179" in blue ink.
Interior label of top: "YUKI LONDON" black stitching on white label "179" in blue ink.
Signed
"Yuki London" in black embroidered letters on white ground; "179" penciled in on label.
ProvenanceBy 2011, Leslie Verrinder of TinTin Collectibles, London; 2011, sold by TinTin Collectibles to Jean and Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2011, year-end gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 25, 2012)
CopyrightCopyright of Gnyuki Torimaru.