Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture, model 43L

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model 43L

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan designed 1954
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron
75 h x 21 dia in (190 x 53 cm)

This floor lamp was marketed by Bonniers as the 43L; the lamp is comprised of a 19A shade, later known as the 55A, and a 60-inch single stem bamboo base, later known as the BB3.

Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram and 'Japan' to shade. Cast manufacturer's mark to underside of base 'Made in Japan'. Sold with original packaging.

Literature: Akari Lamps, Bonniers accordion catalog brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_015 NEW AKARI Light Sculpture, 1977 dimension and assembly brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_020 Isamu Noguchi "Akari", Craft and Design Museum, Gifu exhibition catalog, unpaginated Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 100

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
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