Isamu Noguchi, Akari light sculptures, pair

Isamu Noguchi
Akari light sculptures model BB3-45X, pair

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed 1971
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron
70 h x 18 w x 18.5 d in (178 x 46 x 47 cm)

Stamped 'Sun and Moon' ideogram to each shade. Cast manufacturer's mark to underside of each base 'Made in Japan'. Sold with original packaging for shades.

Literature: Akari, 1988 manufacturer's catalog, unpaginated Isamu Noguchi "Akari", Craft and Design Museum, Gifu exhibition catalog, unpaginated Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 101

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