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Morita Shiryu (1912-1998)
Lot 158

Morita Shiryu (1912-1998)

Ryu chi Ryu (Dragon knows dragon), 1964

Closed11 September 2012

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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

Specialist note

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.