Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture, model 9AD

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model 9AD

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan designed by 1952
washi paper, bamboo, wood, enameled steel, cane
26.25 h x 17.5 dia in (67 x 44 cm)

Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram and 'Japan' to shade.

Literature: Akari Lamps by Isamu Noguchi, circa 1952 early promotional sheet with original eighteen models, The Noguchi Museum Archives, LBD_50S_025_025 Akari Lamps by Isamu Noguchi, 1956 Bonniers assembly instructions, The Noguchi Museum Archives, B_AD_2001_1956 Akari Lamps, Bonnier's catalog brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_015 Isamu Noguchi "Akari", Craft and Design Museum, Gifu exhibition catalog, unpaginated

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