Akaris (lanterns)
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Jerarquía
Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Furnishings (Hierarchy Name) > furnishings (artifacts) > <furnishings by form or function> > lighting devices > <lighting devices by form> > lanterns (lighting devices)
Descripción
Illuminated sculptures, or lanterns, that are based on traditional Japanese lantern-making craft. Coined by Isamu Noguchi to describe the objects he designed and that are manufactured in Gifu, Japan, from paper made from mulberry tree bark; and that are considered to be a union of sculpture and functional object.
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Otros términos
- akari (lantern) [en]
- akari (lantern) [ja]