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

Pair of K-Series OBA-Q Floor Lights

© 1972 Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Shiro Kuramata

Pair of K-Series OBA-Q Floor Lights
Pair of K-Series OBA-Q Floor Lights
DesignerJapanese, 1934–1991
ManufacturerJapanese, 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
Object Type
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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