ID 1105327
Lot 134 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
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
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)
Exhibited
Tokyo, Japan, Odakyu Department Store, May 1978
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