Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model bb3-70XL

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed by 1970
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron
76.5 h x 8 w x 8.5 d in (194 x 20 x 22 cm)

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

Literature: New Akari Light Sculpture, brochure for Bloomingdale's, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_COR_288_021 Isamu Noguchi "Akari", Craft and Design Museum, Gifu exhibition catalog, unpaginated Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 101

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
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