Essential Design 
25 January 2024
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Isamu Noguchi

Akari light sculpture, model 23N

Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
USA / Japan, 1968 / c. 2000
washi paper, bamboo, enameled steel 46¼ h × 32¾ dia in (117 × 83 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,386
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Stamped signature to lower edge 'Isamu Noguchi'. Decal manufacturer's label to socket ‘Akari-Gemini’. Sold with original packaging.
literature: Akari, illustrated dimensions brochure, The Noguchi Museum Archives, MS_AKA_008_021 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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All that you require to start a home are a room, a tatami, and Akari.

Isamu Noguchi

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