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✦ PROVENANCE & COLLECTOR NOTE
Designed by the legendary Kunio Matsumoto for Trifari, this signed necklace represents one of the most collectible chapters in American costume jewelry history. Matsumoto’s tenure at Trifari in the 1960s–70s produced some of the most architecturally bold and artistically refined pieces the house ever created. His signature use of oversized, luminous stones in sculptural settings elevated Trifari into the realm of wearable art.This necklace features his characteristic combination of warm gold-tone metalwork with glowing pink crystals — a palette that feels simultaneously vintage and utterly timeless. A signed Matsumoto piece is a genuine collector’s acquisition.
✦ CONDITION
Collector’s Grade: Excellent. All pink crystals are present, secure, and retain their original luminosity. Gold-tone setting is bright and structurally sound. Clasp functions perfectly.✦ DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- Maker/Designer: Trifari, designed by Kunio Matsumoto
- Style: Statement necklace
- Material: Gold-tone metal, pink crystals
- Era/Origin: 1960s–70s, USA
- Measurements: Necklace is 17 inches
✦ GRACE NOTE
To wear Matsumoto is to wear intention — every curve, every stone placed with the conviction of an artist who understood that jewelry is not decoration; it is punctuation. This necklace does not whisper. It speaks.
✦ PROVENANCE & COLLECTOR NOTE
Designed by the legendary Kunio Matsumoto for Trifari, this signed necklace represents one of the most collectible chapters in American costume jewelry history. Matsumoto’s tenure at Trifari in the 1960s–70s produced some of the most architecturally bold and artistically refined pieces the house ever created. His signature use of oversized, luminous stones in sculptural settings elevated Trifari into the realm of wearable art.
This necklace features his characteristic combination of warm gold-tone metalwork with glowing pink crystals — a palette that feels simultaneously vintage and utterly timeless. A signed Matsumoto piece is a genuine collector’s acquisition.
✦ CONDITION
Collector’s Grade: Excellent. All pink crystals are present, secure, and retain their original luminosity. Gold-tone setting is bright and structurally sound. Clasp functions perfectly.
✦ DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- Maker/Designer: Trifari, designed by Kunio Matsumoto
- Style: Statement necklace
- Material: Gold-tone metal, pink crystals
- Era/Origin: 1960s–70s, USA
- Measurements: Necklace is 17 inches
✦ GRACE NOTE
To wear Matsumoto is to wear intention — every curve, every stone placed with the conviction of an artist who understood that jewelry is not decoration; it is punctuation. This necklace does not whisper. It speaks.