Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model 3A-UKAI

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan designed 1952
screenprinted washi paper, bamboo, wood, enameled steel, cane
22.5 h x 11.5 dia in (57 x 29 cm)

Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram to shade. Impressed manufacturer's mark to hardware 'Made in Japan'. Sold with original packaging.

Literature: Akari Lamps by Isamu Noguchi, early promotional sheet with original eighteen models, c. 1952, The Noguchi Museum Archives, LBD_50S_025_025, illustrates related model

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
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