Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture, model BB2-K1
Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model BB2-K1
Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
USA, shade designed 1980 / produced later
silk. bamboo, enameled cast iron, enameled steel, string
27 h x 10 w x 10 d in (69 x 25 x 25 cm)
Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram to shade and signed 'I. Noguchi'. Cast mark to underside of base 'Made in Japan'.
Literature: Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 102 Akari, les chemins de la lumiere, Varaillon, Magnan, Brieallard, ppg. 43, 53, 132
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Condition
Good condition. Silk shade has a few short thread runs and a few tiny spots of discoloration associated with use. Wired for American use and functions properly.
Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model BB2-K1
Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
USA, shade designed 1980 / produced later
silk. bamboo, enameled cast iron, enameled steel, string
27 h x 10 w x 10 d in (69 x 25 x 25 cm)
Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram to shade and signed 'I. Noguchi'. Cast mark to underside of base 'Made in Japan'.
Literature: Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 102 Akari, les chemins de la lumiere, Varaillon, Magnan, Brieallard, ppg. 43, 53, 132
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Condition
Good condition. Silk shade has a few short thread runs and a few tiny spots of discoloration associated with use. Wired for American use and functions properly.
