George Nakashima

(American, 1905–1990)

George Nakashima was a celebrated American woodworker and furniture-maker. He is best known for his involvement in the American Craft movement and for his mastery of traditional Japanese hand tools and joinery techniques. Some of his most acclaimed works are his large tables made from singular wood slabs with irregular natural edges, elegantly held together by a few small butterfly joints. Born on May 24, 1905 in Spokane, WA to Japanese immigrant parents, he went on to earn a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1931. Nakashima later toured the architecture of Japan, where he also worked under the Czech-American architect Antonin Raymond, a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright. He produced 200 commissioned pieces for Nelson Rockefeller in 1973, and his property in New Hope, PA was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 2014. Nakashima died on June 15, 1990 in New Hope, PA.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Arlyn table from the Arlyn room, Melody Woods III, Princeton, New Jersey, 1988
Sold price: 822,400 USD

George Nakashima Artworks

George Nakashima (6,359 results)

Four Straight-Back chairs, 1956–1957

George Nakashima

Four Straight-Back chairs, 1956–1957

Sale Date: January 19, 2018

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Eight New chairs, 1958

George Nakashima

Eight New chairs, 1958

Sale Date: January 19, 2018

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Stool, 1962

George Nakashima

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Stool and Wepman table, 1966–1981

George Nakashima

Stool and Wepman table, 1966–1981

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Grass-Seated bench

George Nakashima

Grass-Seated bench

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Settee, 1965

George Nakashima

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Cushion lounge chair, 1966

George Nakashima

Cushion lounge chair, 1966

Sale Date: January 19, 2018

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Armlehnstuhl

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl "Captain's Chair", 1957

Sale Date: January 28, 2018

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Armlehnstuhl

George Nakashima

Armlehnstuhl "Captain's Chair", 1957

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Paar

George Nakashima

Paar "Mira Chairs", 1950

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Paar

George Nakashima

Paar "Mira Chairs", 1950

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George Nakashima Cabinet, 1957

George Nakashima

George Nakashima Cabinet, 1957

Sale Date: December 14, 2017

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BENCH, 1963

George Nakashima

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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A RARE FOUR DOOR SLIDING DOOR CABINET, 1963

George Nakashima

A RARE FOUR DOOR SLIDING DOOR CABINET, 1963

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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MINGUREN I

George Nakashima

MINGUREN I" COFFEE TABLE, 1972

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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PAIR OF

George Nakashima

PAIR OF "CONOID CUSHION" CHAIRS, 1972

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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SET OF TEN

George Nakashima

SET OF TEN "CONOID" CHAIRS, 1972

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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A RARE CROSS-LEGGED TABLE, 1966

George Nakashima

A RARE CROSS-LEGGED TABLE, 1966

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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SLAB

George Nakashima

SLAB" COFFEE TABLE, 1968

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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DOUBLE SLIDING-DOOR CABINET, 1965

George Nakashima

DOUBLE SLIDING-DOOR CABINET, 1965

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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SINGLE-PEDESTAL

George Nakashima

SINGLE-PEDESTAL" DESK WITH TURNED LEG BASE, 1958

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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WEPMAN

George Nakashima

WEPMAN" TABLE, 1958

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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CONOID

George Nakashima

CONOID" BENCH, 1965

Sale Date: December 13, 2017

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Minguren II coffee table, 1988

George Nakashima

Minguren II coffee table, 1988

Sale Date: December 14, 2017

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