GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990) 'Sanso' Dining Table, circa 1965 American black walnut, rosewood 27 x 65 1/8 x 55 in. (68.6 x 165.5 x 139.7 cm) inscribed with original owner's name Warner
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990) 'Sanso' Dining Table, circa 1965 American black walnut, rosewood 27 x 65 1/8 x 55 in. (68.6 x 165.5 x 139.7 cm) inscribed with original owner's name Warner
Lin-Weinberg Gallery, New York Private Collection, New York Wright, 24 March 2016, lot 107 Acquired from the above by the present owner
G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 176-177 S. Nagami, Woodwork, Japan, 1997, p. 217 George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 4 M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 226-227 George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, pp. 18, 20 T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, p. 146 M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, p. 83 (for a drawing)
Top features book-matched top with expressive, heart-cut grain, fissures, and free-edges bridged by five butterfly joints.
This lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication from Mira Nakashima.