GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)

Lot 101
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Lot 101 | GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
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$ 50 000 – 70 000
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Rare Triple Sliding-Door Cabinet, circa 1972
American black walnut, pandanus cloth
30 x 98 ¾ x 19 3/8 in. (76.2 x 250.8 x 49.2 cm)
inscribed with original owner's name Profeta




Provenance

Paul and Joan Profeta, acquired directly from the artist, 1972
Thence by descent
Wright, Chicago, 21 November 2017, lot 28
Acquired from the above by the present owner



Literature

G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 39, 203 (for related examples)
D. E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum of the American Craft Council, New York, 1989, pp. 69, fig. 35 (for a drawing of a related example)
The Soul of a Tree – George Nakashima, exh. cat., Odakyu Museum, Tokyo, 1993, pp. 89 and 126, no. 28 (for a related example)
S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, pp. 61, 216
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 19 (for a drawing)
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 83 (for a drawing of a related example), 174 (for a related example)
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, p. 43 (for a drawing)
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, pp. 73 and 95 (for drawings of related examples)



Further details

Cabinet features overhanging slab top with expressive free edge and dovetail joinery.

This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
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