American black walnut, tatami mat
9⁵⁄₈ x 75 x 48¹⁄₈ in. (24.5 x 190.5 x 122.3 cm)
inscribed with original owner's name Faber #155

Norman Faber, Margate, New Jersey, 1959
Freeman's, Philadelphia, 18 November 2001, lot 143
Acquired from the above by the present owner

G. Nakashima, The Soul of a Tree: A Woodworker's Reflections, New York, 1981, pp. 173, 180-181 (for a related example)
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2001, p. 15
George Nakashima Woodworker, catalogue, New Hope, 2008, p. 38
M. Nakashima, Nature, Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, pp. 60-61 (for a related example), 150-151 (for a related example), 156-157 (for a related example), 223 (for a related example)
T. Skinner, Esherick, Maloof, Nakashima: Homes of the Master Wood Artisans, Atglen, 2009, pp. 134-135 (for a related example)
M. Nakashima, George Nakashima Woodworkers: Process Book, New Hope, 2023, p. 70

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