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Akari light sculpture, model 4A
Akari light sculpture, model 4A
Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Japan designed 1952
washi paper, bamboo, wood, enameled steel, cane 22½ h × 12½ dia in (57 × 32 cm)
Japan designed 1952
washi paper, bamboo, wood, enameled steel, cane 22½ h × 12½ dia in (57 × 32 cm)
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $11,340
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Stamped ‘Sun and Moon’ ideogram to shade.
literature: Akari Lamps by Isamu Noguchi, circa 1952 early promotional sheet with original eighteen models, The Noguchi Museum Archives, LBD_50S_025_025 Akari Lamps by Isamu Noguchi, 1956 Bonniers assembly instructions, The Noguchi Museum Archive, B_AD_2001_1956 Akari Lamps, Bonnier's catalog brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_015 Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 99
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.