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)

Desk and chair, 1972–1973

George Nakashima

Desk and chair, 1972–1973

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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Coffee table, 1961

George Nakashima

Coffee table, 1961

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Chest of drawers, 1962

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1962

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Four-legged high chair, 1977

George Nakashima

Four-legged high chair, 1977

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Pair of bedside tables, 1965

George Nakashima

Pair of bedside tables, 1965

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Pair of stools, 1954

George Nakashima

Pair of stools, 1954

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Rocking chair, 1980

George Nakashima

Rocking chair, 1980

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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A 1966 George Nakashima Pedestal Dining Table, 1966

George Nakashima

A 1966 George Nakashima Pedestal Dining Table, 1966

Sale Date: October 30, 2023

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A 1966 George Nakashima Pedestal Dining Table, 1966

George Nakashima

A 1966 George Nakashima Pedestal Dining Table, 1966

Sale Date: October 30, 2023

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Free-form coffee table, 1961

George Nakashima

Free-form coffee table, 1961

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Special wall-hanging cabinet, 1958

George Nakashima

Special wall-hanging cabinet, 1958

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Bench, 1960

George Nakashima

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Grass-seated chairs, pair

George Nakashima

Grass-seated chairs, pair

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Slab I coffee table, 1968

George Nakashima

Slab I coffee table, 1968

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Rare Conoid chairs, set of four, 1965

George Nakashima

Rare Conoid chairs, set of four, 1965

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Rare and Important Minguren I coffee table, 1978

George Nakashima

Rare and Important Minguren I coffee table, 1978

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Exceptional Kornblut cabinet, 1970

George Nakashima

Exceptional Kornblut cabinet, 1970

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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Two George Nakashima Free Edge Walnut..., 1973

George Nakashima

Two George Nakashima Free Edge Walnut..., 1973

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Four George Nakashima Hickory and Cherry..., 1957

George Nakashima

Four George Nakashima Hickory and Cherry..., 1957

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Two George Nakashima Free Edge Walnut..., 1973

George Nakashima

Two George Nakashima Free Edge Walnut..., 1973

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Four George Nakashima Hickory and Cherry..., 1957

George Nakashima

Four George Nakashima Hickory and Cherry..., 1957

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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George Nakashima, Five New Chairs, 1960–1961

George Nakashima

George Nakashima, Five New Chairs, 1960–1961

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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George Nakashima, Rocking Chair, 1988

George Nakashima

George Nakashima, Rocking Chair, 1988

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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George Nakashima, Double Sliding-Door Cabinet, 1966

George Nakashima

George Nakashima, Double Sliding-Door Cabinet, 1966

Sale Date: October 17, 2023

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