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Property from a Private Collection, Japan
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Rare and Important 'Minguren I' Low Table, 1978
Details
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Rare and Important 'Minguren I' Low Table, 1978
executed in Takamatsu, Japan by George Nakashima
redwood root burl, American black walnut, mahogany
12 ½ x 52 ½ 53 ¼ in. (31.8 x 133.4 x 135.3 cm)
branded NAKASHIMA
Rare and Important 'Minguren I' Low Table, 1978
executed in Takamatsu, Japan by George Nakashima
redwood root burl, American black walnut, mahogany
12 ½ x 52 ½ 53 ¼ in. (31.8 x 133.4 x 135.3 cm)
branded NAKASHIMA
Provenance
Sakura Seisakusho, Takamatsu
Thence by descent to the present owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
G. Wald, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker’s Reflections, George Nakashima, New York, 1981, p. 120 (for a related example)
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, p. 117 (for a drawing of the present lot)
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 194-197 (for a discussion of Nakashima's collaboration with Sakura), 202, 226 (for related examples)
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 144, 148 (for related examples)
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, p. 117 (for a drawing of the present lot)
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 194-197 (for a discussion of Nakashima's collaboration with Sakura), 202, 226 (for related examples)
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 144, 148 (for related examples)
Exhibited
Tokyo, Japan, Odakyu Department Store, May 1978
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas