{"product_id":"louis-vuitton-murakami-cherry-blossom-papillon-bag-2003-rare-monogram-sakura","title":"Papillon Cherry Blossom M92009 de Louis Vuitton × Takashi Murakami, lona Monogram Sakura rosa, 2003","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Maison × Artist Collaborations\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003ePink sakura drift across classic Monogram canvas on this 2003 Papillon, a product of Takashi Murakami's very first season with Louis Vuitton. Its cylindrical silhouette and honestly aged vachetta anchor it in that original design moment, a record of the year contemporary art entered the luxury house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Papillon belongs to the earliest generation of the Louis Vuitton × Takashi Murakami collaboration, the period that reshaped luxury branding by bringing contemporary art language into heritage fashion. Pieces from this first phase carry more historical weight than later reinterpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMurakami's cherry blossom motif is more than decoration. Overlaid on the brown Monogram, the soft pink sakura translate Japanese seasonal symbolism into the vocabulary of French luxury, softening the rigid pattern while leaving the house's identity intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cylindrical Papillon, a Boston-type form, is no longer a dominant retail shape, which gives it an archival character. It reads less as a current accessory than as a preserved artifact of a particular chapter in Louis Vuitton's timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe natural vachetta has aged with slight darkening, edge wear and surface marks. Here the patina is a timeline marker that confirms the bag's early-2000s production. It speaks to Murakami collaboration collectors, vintage Louis Vuitton archivists and admirers of Y2K-era luxury alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Louis Vuitton × Takashi Murakami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Papillon (cylinder Boston form)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e M92009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monogram Cherry Blossom, 2003 Murakami collaboration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Monogram canvas (PVC coated); natural vachetta leather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brown Monogram base with pink sakura blossom overlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold-tone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. W27.5 × H14.5 × D10 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate code:\u003c\/strong\u003e BA0013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-owned, with visible wear to the leather and edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vachetta shows natural patina with slight darkening, edge wear and surface marks consistent with its age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDate code BA0013, consistent with French production in 2003, together with reference M92009 for the Cherry Blossom Papillon. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Returns follow our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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