Dragon (Ryû)
1965 · Four-panel screen; aluminum-flake pigment in
polyvinyl acetate medium, and yellow alkyd varnish,
on paper
161.5 × 312 cm (63 5/8 × in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
Shiryu Morita
Japanese, 1912–1999
WA-00048490
Toyooka, Japan
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Morita Shiryū was a postwar Japanese artist who revolutionized Japanese calligraphy into a global avant-garde aesthetic.
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