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Akari, pendant light, model 40XP

Isamu NOGUCHI (designer), OZEKI & CO., Gifu (manufacturer)
Akari, pendant light, model 40XP
 designed (1950s); manufactured (1968)

Medium
Japanese paper, bamboo, enamelled metal

Measurements
31.5 × 40.3 × 41.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2022

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Gifu, Japan

Inscription
inscribed (inverted) in brush and red ink u.c.: (sun) (crescent moon) / JAPAN
inscribed (inverted) in orange pen u.c.: Isamu Noguchi ’68 5/5

Accession Number
2022.546

Department
International Decorative Arts

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