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Property from a Private Collection, Japan
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Important 'Conoid' Low Table, circa 1988
Details
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Important 'Conoid' Low Table, circa 1988
executed in Takamatsu, Japan by George Nakashima
Claro walnut burl, walnut
11 ¾ x 46 ½ x 35 in. (39.8 x 118.1 x 88.9 cm)
branded Nakashima and with applied handwritten note by Mira Nakashima to the underside
Important 'Conoid' Low Table, circa 1988
executed in Takamatsu, Japan by George Nakashima
Claro walnut burl, walnut
11 ¾ x 46 ½ x 35 in. (39.8 x 118.1 x 88.9 cm)
branded Nakashima and with applied handwritten note by Mira Nakashima to the underside
Provenance
Sakura Seisakusho, Takamatsu
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
The Soul of a Tree – George Nakashima, exh. cat., Odakyu Museum, Tokyo, 1993, p. 116
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, pp. 56-57
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 2
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, cover, pp. 146-147, 173, 194-197 (for a discussion of Nakashima's collaboration with Sakura)
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, p. 15
T. Merrill and J. V. Iovine, eds., Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, pp. 128-129
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, p. 124
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, pp. 22, 79 (for a drawing)
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, pp. 56-57
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 2
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, cover, pp. 146-147, 173, 194-197 (for a discussion of Nakashima's collaboration with Sakura)
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, p. 15
T. Merrill and J. V. Iovine, eds., Modern Americana: Studio Furniture from High Craft to High Glam, New York, 2008, pp. 128-129
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, p. 124
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, pp. 22, 79 (for a drawing)
Exhibited
Tokyo, Japan, Odakyu Department Store, 1988
Further details
Table features thick-cut burl slab with continuous free edge and burled edge detail.
Sale room notice
Please note this lot is dated circa 1988 and was exhibited at Odakyu Department Store, Tokyo, Japan, 1988.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas