IN-AKARI 3X

Isamu Noguchi Akari 3X lamp, glowing washi paper cube on enamelled steel legs, side view
IN-AKARI 3X
Akari 3X, designed by Isamu Noguchi around 1963. This table lamp, made by Ozeki & Co., Ltd. in Gifu, Japan, features a handmade washi paper shade on thin enameled steel legs. It retains the original “Sun and Moon” ideogram stamp on the lower edge of the shade.
Dimensions:
36 x 24 x 24 cm / 14 x 9 x 9 in
Materials:
Washi paper, bamboo, enameled steel
Literature:
1. Ozeki & Co., Catalog of Latest Akari (1988), dimension and assembly brochure, unpaginated.
2. Bonnie Rychlak, Marc A. Mori, Masatoshi Murayama and Katsuhiko Matsumoto, Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi (Tokyo: Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, 2007), p. 100.
3. Claire Varaillon, Virginie Magnan and Philippe Brieallard, Akari, les chemins de la lumière (Paris: Éditions du Regard), pp. 190–191.
Terms:
Certificate of Authenticity included
Worldwide shipping available
14-day return policy
Enquiries:
on request