ID 1230243 
Lot 104  | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000 
'Minguren II' Low Table, 1965
American black walnut, rosewood
15 ¼ x 65 ¾ x 24 ¾ in. (38.7 x 167.1 x 62.8 cm)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, 1965
Thence by descent
Literature
G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 117 (for a drawing), 188 (for a drawing), 190-191
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, p. 123 (for a drawing)
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 3
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 202 (for a drawing), 203, 214-215
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, pp. 14, 35 (for a drawing)
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, p. 79 (for a drawing)
Further details
Table features expressive, single-slab top with expressive grain and fissure, bridged by four butterfly joints.
This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
| Artist: | George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) | 
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| Medium: | Wood | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables | 
| Artist: | George Nakashima (1905 - 1990) | 
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| Medium: | Wood | 
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables | 
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