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Dress
Gnyuki Torimaru (Japanese, worked in England, born in 1937)
British
1976
Medium/Technique
Silk jersey
Dimensions
Center back: 149.9 cm (59 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2011.2290
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Asia, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCream colored, draped silk jersey evening dress with V-neck front with zipper; sleeveless with long draping at sides; simple back with high V-back. Interior waist band that sits below bust.
Interior label: "YUKI LONDON" black stitching on white label.
Interior label: "YUKI LONDON" black stitching on white label.
Signed
"Yuki London" black embroidered on white ground; "177" penciled in on small tab attached to 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.