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Akari light sculptures model BB2-45XN, pair
Akari light sculptures model BB2-45XN, pair
Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed c. 1978
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron 30 h × 7¾ w × 7¾ d in (76 × 20 × 20 cm)
Japan shade designed c. 1978
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron 30 h × 7¾ w × 7¾ d in (76 × 20 × 20 cm)
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $8,820
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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
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.