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George Nakashima
Special Minguren II Coffee Table (Mayflower II Ballast), 1974
Material: English oak, American black walnut and East Indian Laurel butterfly.
The unusually thick top of this table came from the ballast of the Mayflower II when it was docked for repairs, as clearly indicated in Nakashima’s drawing for his client. A unique and important Minguren II coffee table that represents one of the very few times that George Nakashima used wood that wasn’t cut under his supervision. Clearly a challenge for Nakashima to incorporate the wood from the ballast, still he was able to create a masterwork.
George Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington in 1905 to Japanese parents who had immigrated to the United States. Educated and trained as an architect at the University of Washington, Nakashima received his Master’s degree in Architecture from M.I.T. in 1930. After working briefly as an architect in the United States he left for Paris seeking the creative energies of one of the great urban centers of the day. From there he traveled extensively, ending up at the home of his grandmother, living on a farm on the outskirts of Tokyo.
| Dimensions | 46 × 20 × 14 in |
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| Date | 1974 |
| Material | American black walnut, East Indian Laurel, English Oak |
