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Property from the D. H. McCowan Collection

GEORGE NAKASHIMA | "HOST NEW CHAIR" ROCKER

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October 7, 07:54 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Property from the D. H. McCowan Collection

GEORGE NAKASHIMA

"HOST NEW CHAIR" ROCKER


1965

American black walnut, hickory

with original owner's name and inscribed ROCKER

36¼ x 25 x 29 in. (89.5 x 63.5 x 73.6 cm)

D. H. McCowan, Bend, Oregon, commissioned directly from the artist, 1965

Thence by descent to the present owner

George Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworkers’ Reflections, New York, 1988, pp. 150 (for the drawing) and 167

George Nakashima, exh. cat., Kukje Gallery, Seoul, 2006, pp. 8 and 32