*Two available, each with different color ligurian stone. Sold separately.

Unique Isamu Noguchi Akari light sculpture, model 32N with sculpted Ligurian stone base. 

Japan & Italy c. 1977.

Hand-made washi paper shade by Ozeki & Co. Ltd., Gifu, Japan. Sculpted Ligurian stone base by Isamu Noguchi for Martinelli Luce, Italy.

Shade marked with iconic red sun and moon ideogram.

One of twelve prototypes, each unique, designed by Isamu Noguchi for Martinelli Luce. These pieces never went into production hence they are incredibly rare and special.

From the private collection of a Milanese architect, accompanied by correspondence between Noguchi, Ozeki, Martinelli and Steph Simon.

The fourth archival image is of the entire collection of prototype bases. 

The fifth archival image is of the piece as it stood in the architect’s home.

The sixth archival image is of Isamu Noguchi at an Italian stone quarry.

Some of the finest viewing stones ever discovered outside Asia are found in the small Ligurian mountain range in northwestern Italy. These naturally formed stones are from ancient limestone deposits, similar to those that have produced the famed Taihu and Lingbi stones of China. These stones, weather-worn fragments of an extensive deposit known as Palombino limestone, are removed from the earth and cleaned to remove a thin whitish coating on the surface of the stones. They are also similar in appearance to the Furuya stones of Japan when collected in nature.

Measurements: 69" overall height including base, 20" diameter.

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