The soul of a tree : a woodworker's reflections

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The soul of a tree : a woodworker's reflections

George Nakashima ; introduction by George Wald

Kodansha International, 1988, c1981

[1st pbk. ed.]

  • : US
  • : Japan

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Note

"First edition, 1981"--T.p. verso

Colophon in Japanese

Bibliography: p. 207-211

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A master woodworker, George Nakashima, shares his experiences, techniques and devotion to his medium in this text. A beautiful book in which this remarkable Japanese American craftsman and philosopher impresses us with his devotion to discovering the inherent beauty of wood so that noble trees might have a second life as furniture. The first part of this meditative book reveals the development of Nakashima as a spiritual artist and the influence of life in an Indian ashram in the 1930's. The second reveals the inner truth and nature of the different trees with which he works,

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  • NCID
    BA12238411
  • ISBN
    • 9780870119033
    • 9784770014030
  • LCCN
    81080655
  • Country Code
    ja
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Tokyo ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    221 p.
  • Size
    30 cm
  • Classification
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