Shiro Kuramata
Pair of K-Series OBA-Q Floor Lights

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Designer Shiro KuramataJapanese, 1934–1991

ManufacturerManufactured by YamagiwaJapanese, established 1923

CultureJapanese

Titles

Pair of K-Series OBA-Q Floor Lights

DateDesigned 1972

MediumAcrylic and lighting fixtures

DimensionsEach: 14 1/2 × 16 × 16 in. (36.8 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation

Object number2011.446.1,.2

Not on view

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

John R. Eckel Jr. Collection of Modern Design

Object Type

LIGHTING DEVICES

Provenance[LA Modern Auctions, June 2008, Lot 441]; [FRIO Administrative Services, Inc.]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 20, 2011–February 20, 2012.

"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed round white sticker on exterior of shade with writing in black ink: LA MODERN / 411 [removed to file]

Printed clear rectangular sticker on exterior of shade: DESIGN BY SHIRO KURAMATA 1972

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