Akari, pendant light, model 33N
designed (1969)
Medium
Japanese paper, bamboo, enamelled metal, electrical components
Measurements
153.8 × 40.5 × 44 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Ruth Margaret Frances Houghton Bequest, 2022
© Isamu Noguchi / Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Gifu, Japan
Inscription
inscribed in brush and red ink on left side u.l.: (sun) (crescent moon)
Accession Number
2022.146
Department
International Decorative Arts
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