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"Akari Light Sculpture" table lamp in original packing

designed 1952
Designed by Isamu Noguchi
Manufactured by Ozeki & Co., Ltd.
Height x length: 3 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (8.3 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm) (of box)
Japanese washi paper, bamboo, enameled metal, light bulb, electrical cords, cardboard box

Classification: Tools & equipment

Object Place: Gifu, Japan

Accession number: 2011.207

Description: Bulbous form composed of Japanese paper and given structure by rings or bamboo stands on a three legged, metal armature; currently, paper and bamboo form is flattened and in original translucent plastic packaging; black cardboard box with graphics on top; black electrical cord; 40 watt light bulb (Japanese-made) in original paper packaging; paper pamphlet.

Provenance/Ownership History: Purchased by Brett Angell on eBay, 2011; 2011, given by Brett Angell to the MFA

Gift of Brett Angell