Morita Shiryu (1912-1998)

Ryu chi Ryu (Dragon knows dragon), 1964

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Morita Shiryu (1912-1998)
Ryu chi Ryu (Dragon knows dragon), 1964
Four-panel screen; aluminum flake pigment in polyvinyl acetate medium, yellow alkyd varnish on paper
42¾ x 86in. (108.6 x 218.4cm.)
Artist's certificate on reverse titled Ryu chi ryu (Dragon knows dragon), signed Morita Shiryu and sealed Sei no ji, dated 1964

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Lot Essay

For another Morita screen of Dragon Knows Dragon, dated 1969, in The Art Institute of Chicago, see Janice Katz, ed., Beyond Golden Clouds, exh. cat. (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago; St. Louis: St. Louis Art Museum, 2009), no. 30. The expression "dragon knows dragon" means to believe in oneself.

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