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Isamu Noguchi

Akari light sculpture, model UF1-O

USA, 1984 / 1987
washi paper, bamboo, enameled steel 19⅝ h × 8½ w × 9¼ d in (50 × 22 × 23 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
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Stamped ‘Sun and Moon’ ideogram with signature 'I. Noguchi' to shade.
literature: Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, Rychlak, Mori, Murayama, and Matsumoto, pg. 102 Catalog of Latest Akari, 1988 dimension and assembly brochure, unpaginated

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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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