Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model 10N with wall-mounted stem

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed 1954
washi paper, bamboo, enameled steel
19 h x 16 w x 38 d in (48 x 41 x 97 cm)

Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram and 'Japan' to shade. Sold with original packaging.

Provenance: Galerie Steph Simon, Paris | Private Collection, Paris

Literature: Lampes japonaises AKARI creations, Steph Simon brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_017New Akari Light Sculpture, brochure for Bloomingdale's, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_COR_288_021 Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 99

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
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