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)

Chest of drawers, 1957

George Nakashima

Chest of drawers, 1957

Sale Date: September 26, 2007

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Table (+ another; pair), 1970–1979

George Nakashima

Table (+ another; pair), 1970–1979

Sale Date: September 26, 2007

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Three-legged side table with triangular top (+...

George Nakashima

Three-legged side table with triangular top (+...

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Grass-seated stool

George Nakashima

Grass-seated stool

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Three-legged side table with free-edge top (+...

George Nakashima

Three-legged side table with free-edge top (+...

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Three-legged side table with free-edge top (+...

George Nakashima

Three-legged side table with free-edge top (+...

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Grass-seated stool (+ another; pair)

George Nakashima

Grass-seated stool (+ another; pair)

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Four-legged high chair (+ another; pair)

George Nakashima

Four-legged high chair (+ another; pair)

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Cushion chair without arms

George Nakashima

Cushion chair without arms

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Spindle-back armchair

George Nakashima

Spindle-back armchair

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Queen-size headboard

George Nakashima

Queen-size headboard

Sale Date: April 22, 2007

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Coffee table with free-edge top

George Nakashima

Coffee table with free-edge top

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Cluster-based dining table, 1979

George Nakashima

Cluster-based dining table, 1979

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Coffee table/bench with single-board free-edge top

George Nakashima

Coffee table/bench with single-board free-edge top

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Single-pedestal desk (+ Mira chair; pair)

George Nakashima

Single-pedestal desk (+ Mira chair; pair)

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Round coffee table

George Nakashima

Round coffee table

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Mirror with overhanging free-edge top

George Nakashima

Mirror with overhanging free-edge top

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Conoid chair (+ 3 others; set of 4)

George Nakashima

Conoid chair (+ 3 others; set of 4)

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Frenchman's Cove II dining table

George Nakashima

Frenchman's Cove II dining table

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Game table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Coffee table with free-edge top, 1987

George Nakashima

Coffee table with free-edge top, 1987

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Coffee table

George Nakashima

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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Cushion chair with arms

George Nakashima

Cushion chair with arms

Sale Date: April 21, 2007

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