Akari, floor light, model BB3-33S
designed (c. 1952)
Medium
Japanese paper, bamboo, plywood, cast iron, wood, silk thread, lacquer, steel, (other materials), electrical components
Measurements
172.3 × 80.1 × 25.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Decorative Arts, 2023
© 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 c.l.: (sun) (crescent moon) / JAPAN
inscribed in brush and ink c.l.: I. Noguchi
Accession Number
2023.244
Department
International Decorative Arts
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