Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculpture

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculpture, model BB1-21A

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed 1954
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron
26 h x 25.5 dia in (66 x 65 cm)

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

Literature: Akari, illustrated dimensions brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_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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