GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Sliding Door Cabinet, 1966
American black walnut, pandanus cloth
31 ¾ x 71 ¼ x 22 ¼ in. (80.7 x 181 x 56.5 cm)
inscribed with original owner’s name
GEORGE NAKASHIMA (1905-1990)
Sliding Door Cabinet, 1966
American black walnut, pandanus cloth
31 ¾ x 71 ¼ x 22 ¼ in. (80.7 x 181 x 56.5 cm)
inscribed with original owner’s name
Harold Bell, Havertown, Pennsylvania, acquired directly from the artist, 1966 Rago, Lambertville, 18 October 2015, lot 1533 Acquired from the above by the present owner
M. Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, p. 91 (for a related example) G. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworker, Princeton, 2008, p. 43 (for a related example) M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Process Book, New Hope, 2022, p. 73 (for a drawing)
This lot is accompanied by a copy of the original order card.
专家说明
Nakashima used walnut for this interior of this cabinet, an unusual and special choice as he often used oak for cabinet interiors.