AN OAK TABLE FROM THE IMPERIAL HOTEL, TOKYO, 1916-1922

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1867-1959)
An Oak Table from the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, 1916-1922
29½ in. (75 cm.) high, 70 in. (177.8 cm.) wide, 30 in. (76.2 cm.) deep

Provenance

Private collection.
Christie's, New York, 8 December 1995, lot 255.
Private collection, California.
Christie's, New York, 1 October 2002, lot 24.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

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Lot Essay

This table form was used in the cabaret of the Imperial Hotel, Wright's seminal commission in Tokyo. Long fascinated by Japanese art, Wright devoted several years to the construction of the building and the design of all aspects of the interiors. The hotel was one of the few buildings to survive a massive earthquake in 1923, but was later demolished in 1968. cf. Western Architect, Vol. XXXII, April 1923, pl. 12, for a period photo of the cabaret illustrating these tables.

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