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"Akari Light Sculpture" table lamp in original packing

(American, 1904–1988)
designed 1952
Object PlaceGifu, Japan
Medium/TechniqueJapanese washi paper, bamboo, enameled metal, light bulb, electrical cords, cardboard box
DimensionsHeight 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)
Credit LineGift of Brett Angell
Accession number2011.207
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
Provenance2011, purchased by MFA employee Brett Angell of Chelsea, Massachusetts on eBay; 2011, given by Angell to the MFA (Accession date: May 25, 2011)
Copyright© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum
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