{"product_id":"yayoi-kusama-butterfly-necktie-cultural-ties-edition-300-boxed","title":"Yayoi Kusama Butterfly Necktie by Cultural Ties, Numbered Edition of 300, Purple Net Ground, Boxed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA necktie designed by Yayoi Kusama for the Cultural Ties series: four dotted butterflies in pink, yellow, green and red climbing a ground of violet nets. It is described as one of 300, unused, with its numbered card and orange window box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nets are drawn in pale lilac line on deep purple, the pattern Kusama has painted since her New York years, and each butterfly is built from her dots. A yellow flower is tucked inside the tip, where only the wearer sees it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tie remains in its clear sleeve. The orange box carries the Cultural Ties name and a UNICEF mark, and a card on the back bears the artist's name and a serial number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yayoi Kusama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural Ties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Described as 300, with serial numbered card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butterflies on Infinity Nets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple with multicolour butterflies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLining detail:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow flower inside the tip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clear sleeve and orange window box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural Ties and UNICEF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as unused and kept in storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe box shows damage, and some ageing should be expected in an older piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (unused, as new)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescribed as one of a numbered edition of 300 with its serial card; the card and box appear in the photographs. The edition is the page's claim and has not been verified by the Desk, whose curators check every detail in Japan before dispatch. Store flat and dry, away from direct sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is packed by hand in Japan, flat between protective boards. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. Duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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