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Akari light sculptures model BB3-45X, pair
Akari light sculptures model BB3-45X, pair
Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan shade designed 1971
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron 70 h × 18 w × 18½ d in (178 × 46 × 47 cm)
Japan shade designed 1971
washi paper, bamboo, enameled cast iron 70 h × 18 w × 18½ d in (178 × 46 × 47 cm)
estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $20,160
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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
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.