Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculptures, pair

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculptures model 19D on single stem bases, pair

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan designed 1954
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron
74.5 h x 21.75 dia in (189 x 55 cm)

The 19D shade model would later become known as the 55D. Similiarly, the single stem bamboo base would become known as the BB3.

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

Literature: NEW AKARI Light Sculpture, 1977 dimension and assembly brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_020 Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 99

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