Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculptures, pair

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculptures model BB2-45XN, pair

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed c. 1978
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron
30 h x 7.75 w x 7.75 d in (76 x 20 x 20 cm)

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

Literature: NEW AKARI Light Sculpture, 1977 dimension and assembly brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_020 Isamu Noguchi "Akari", Craft and Design Museum, Gifu exhibition catalog, unpaginated Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 102

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