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Dress
Gnyuki Torimaru (Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
British
Summer 1988
Object Place: United Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Center back: 71.1 cm (28 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf made possible by Yuki
Accession Number2011.411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionBlack and white cocktail dress. Pleated white top with sculptural black skirt. Bateau neckline with reduced seventeenth century ruff collar.
Interior label: "YUKI LONDON MADE IN THE U.K." white with black thread "SUM'88 E139" white with blue ink.
Interior label: "YUKI LONDON MADE IN THE U.K." white with black thread "SUM'88 E139" white with blue ink.
Provenance2011, sold by Leslie Verrinder Collectibles, London, to Frederic Sharf; 2011, gift of Frederic and Jean Sharf to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)
CopyrightCopyright of Gnyuki Torimaru.