Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture. Model UF2-31N.

Hand-made form by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan.

Noguchi’s Akari series started in 1951, model UF2-31N started in 1985.

I Noguchi signature, sun and moon ideogram on shade. Gemini G.E.L sticker on fitting. 

This model is one of the later Akari models, introduced by Noguchi in 1985. Gemini G.E.L was one of the few - and one of the last - allowed to distribute Noguchi’s Akari light sculptures in the mid 1980’s before The Noguchi  Museum took over all rights. They marketed Akari as art in the form of light sculpture - something Noguchi had advocated for since their inception. Noguchi also made 26 galvanized steel editions for Gemini in the 1980’s.

Washi paper shade, bamboo ribbing supported by metal frame.

Measurements: 32" height, 13.5" diameter of legs, 20.5" height of shade, 12" diameter of shade

Condition: Excellent overall condition. Please refer to images and feel free to be in touch with questions.

Literature: The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Design: Isamu Noguchi and Isamu Kenmochi, New York, 2007, pp. 99 - 103.

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